Raj Patel

About the author

Raj Patel is a British-American academic, activist, and writer specializing in food systems, political economy, and global development. Holding a doctorate from the London School of Economics, Patel has served as a research professor at the University of Texas at Austin's Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs.

His academic trajectory encompasses critical analyses of globalization, food sovereignty, and capitalist agriculture. Prior to this work, Patel authored influential texts including "Stuffed and Starved: Markets, Power and the Hidden Battle for the World's Food System" and "The Value of Everything: Making and Taking in the Global Economy," establishing him as a prominent voice in critiquing neoliberal economic structures and advocating for systemic alternatives to contemporary capitalism.