The World for Sale

Money, Power and the Traders Who Barter the Earth's Resources

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Beschreibung

'Gripping' Economist<br> 'Jaw-dropping' Sunday Times<br> 'Riveting' Financial Times<br> 'Fascinating' Reuters<br><br>We are entering an age of energy crises and food shortages. This book reveals why.<br><br>Meet the swashbuckling traders who supply the world with energy, food and metal.<br><br>Their goal: To make billions by buying and selling raw materials - flogging Russian gas to Europe, Saudi oil to America and Congolese metals to Silicon Valley.<br><br>Their methods: Whatever it takes - whether funnelling cash to Vladimir Putin's sanction-stricken Kremlin, schmoozing Russian metal oligarchs after the collapse of the Soviet Union, or striking deals with the Libyan rebels at the height of the Arab Spring.<br><br>These are the commodity traders. You've probably never heard of them. But, like it or not, you're one of their customers.<br><br>*Financial Times and Economist Book of the Year*<br>*Shortlisted for the Financial Times &amp; McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award*<br> 'Shows how much money and global influence is concentrated in the hands of a tiny group . . . Remarkable . . . As the authors roam from oilfield to wheatfield, they reveal information so staggering you almost gasp' Sunday Times<br><br> 'A globe-spanning corporate thriller, full of intrigue and double dealing . . . Changes how we see the world, often in horrifying ways' Spectator<br><br> 'A rich archive of ripping yarns . . . 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' Financial Times<br><br> 'Some of the stories could be straight out of John le Carré. The difference is they're true' Andrew Neil

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781847942678

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

196 x 129 x 29 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2022

Verlag / Hersteller

Random House UK Ltd