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The world for sale : money, power, and the traders who barter the earth's resources / Javier Blas and Jack Farchy.

by Blas, Javier (Journalist).

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Oxford University Press, 2021.

Commodity exchanges.

Commodity futures.

International trade.

v, 410 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-391) and index.

"The modern world is built on commodities -- from the oil that fuels our cars to the metals that power our smartphones. We rarely stop to consider where they have come from. In 'The World for sale' two journalists lift the lid on one of the least scrutinized corners of the world economy: the workings of the billionaire commodity traders who buy, hoard and sell the earth's resources. It is the story of how a handful of swashbuckling businessmen became indispensable cogs in global markets, enabling an enormous expansion in international trade, and connecting resource-rich countries -- no matter how corrupt or war-torn -- with the world's financial centers. And it is the story of how some traders acquired political power, under the noses of western regulators and politicians, helping Saddam Hussein to sell his oil, fueling the Libyan rebel army during the Arab Spring, and funneling cash to Vladimir Putin's Kremlin in spite of western sanctions. The result is an eye-opening tour through the wildest frontiers of the global economy, as well as a guide to how capitalism really works."--Jacket.

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