Value Pitts Hardback Polity Press 9781509535651

Value\nby Frederick Harry Pitts\nHardback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Frederick Harry Pitts\nTitle: Value\nFormat: Hardback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Economic theory and philosophy\nPublisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd\nPublication year: 2020\nISBN-13: 9781509535651\nISBN-10: 1509535659\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\n\n'Value' seems like an elusive and abstract concept. Nonetheless, notions of value underpin how we understand our lives, from discussions about the economic contribution of different kinds of work and productive activity, to the prices we pay for the things we consume. So what is value, and where does it come from? \nIn this new book, Frederick Harry Pitts charts the past, present and future of value within and beyond capitalist society, critically engaging with key concepts fro.