Translation of the author's L'empire de la valeur.

Introduction --part I. Critique of political economy. -- 1. Substance value ; -- 2. Market objectivity ; -- 3. Scarcity and status -- part II. The institution of value. -- 4. Money ; -- 5. A new approach to value -- part III. Market finance. -- 6. Financial valuation ; -- 7. Liquidity and speculation -- part IV. Self-referential finance and the subprime crisis. -- 8. Euphoria, 2003 to 2007 ; -- 9. The crisis, 2007 to 2008 -- Conclusion.