Raj Patel

Raj Patel
Born1972 (age 5253)
London, England
OccupationEconomist, writer
NationalityBritish, person of Indian origin
EducationUniversity of Oxford
London School of Economics
Cornell University
Notable worksThe Value of Nothing
Stuffed and Starved; (with Jason Moore)
A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things: A Guide to Capitalism, Nature, and the Future of the Planet
Website
rajpatel.org

Rajeev "Raj" Patel (born 1972) is a British academic, journalist, activist and writer who has lived and worked in Zimbabwe, South Africa, and the United States for extended periods. He has been referred to as "the rock star of social justice writing."