Book : The World For Sale Money, Power, And The Traders Who.

-Titulo Original : The World For Sale Money, Power, And The Traders Who Barter The Earths Resources

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Oxford University Press

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Shortlisted for the Financial Times & McKinsey Business Book of the Year AwardAn Economist Book of the YearThe 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. But we should.The World for Sale lifts the lid on one of the least scrutinized corners of the world economy: the billionaire commodity traders who buy, hoard, and sell the earths resources. It is the story of how a handful of swashbuckling businessmen became indispensable cogs in global markets, enabling anenormous expansion in international trade and connecting resource-rich countries - no matter how corrupt or war-torn - with the worlds financial centers. The result is an eye-opening tour through the wildest frontiers of the global economy, as well as a revelatory guide to how capitalism reallyworks. Review If you have the slightest interest in how the modern world was made, by whom, at what price, and at what profit, this is the book for you... Superbly researched.-Foreign Policy Rollicking yarns from the biggest ever commodity boom . . . The high level narrative is gripping enough. But it is the details of what these freewheeling companies actually got up to that give the book a thriller-like quality . . . Educational and entertaining.-Financial Times A fascinating and revealing story . . . There are tales in the book of breathtaking trades, such as shipments of rebel oil from war-torn Libya or deals bartered amid the brutal aluminium wars in the Russia of the 1990s.-The Economist The World For Sale contains at least half a dozen narrative threads that would form the basis of a good thriller. But the authors main achievement is to subject the biggest commodity players, and their impact on the real world, to proper critical scrutiny.-Reuters A colorful and alarming expose of the shadowy world of global commodity trading... Hair-raising anecdotes... An engrossing look at an obscure yet consequential corner of the financial world. --Publishers WeeklyA virtuoso depiction of the globes top oil, food and metals traders... Javier Blas and Jack Farchy should be awaiting the call from Hollywood. The World For Sale contains at least half a dozen narrative threads that would form the basis of a good thriller. But the authors main achievement is tosubject the biggest commodity players, and their impact on the real world, to proper critical scrutiny... The depth of the reporting by the Bloomberg journalists, who previously worked for the Financial Times, is impressive... Fascinating. --ReutersSome of the stories beggar belief... A fascinating story, its just incredible some of the routes that the money takes. --Lawrence Pollard, BBC Newsday Could there be a better moment for Javier Blas and Jack Farchys rollicking new account of [commodity] markets recent history to land on investors desks? ...This high level narrative is gripping enough. But it is the details of what these freewheeling companies actually got up to that give thebook a thriller-like quality. The World For Sale opens with the private jet of [the late chief executive of Vitol] making corkscrew turns into Benghazi airport in 2011 so he can dodge hostile missiles and strike a deal to supply the rebel forces with oil in the middle of the Libyan civil war. Thatturns out to be one of the more conventional deals that pepper the narrative... Educational and entertaining... --Felix Martin, Financial TimesIf you have the slightest interest in how the modern world was made, by whom, at what price, and at what profit, this is the book for you... Superbly researched and tidily written... A clean, compelling chronicle of the central role that commodity traders have played in the global economy from theend of World War II to the present. What they found isnt pretty -- but its plenty illuminating. --Foreign Policy A highly readable study in world ec