{"product_id":"the-world-for-sale-money-power-and-the-traders-who-barter-the-earths-resources-9780190078959","title":"The World for Sale: Money, Power, and the Traders Who Barter the Earth's Resources","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe modern world is built on commodities - from the oil that fuels our cars to the metals that power our smartphones.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe rarely stop to consider where they have come from. But we should. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe World for Sale\u003c\/em\u003e, two leading journalists lift the lid on one of the least scrutinised corners of the world economy: the workings of the billionaire commodity traders who buy, hoard and sell the earth's resources. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt 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 centres. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd it is the story of how some traders acquired untold political power, right under the noses of western regulators and politicians - helping Saddam Hussein to sell his oil, fuelling the Libyan rebel army during the Arab Spring, and funnelling cash to Vladimir Putin's Kremlin in spite of western sanctions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe result is an eye-opening tour through the wildest frontiers of the global economy, as well as a revelatory guide to how capitalism really works.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780190078959\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416","brand":"Javier Blas, Jack Farchy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38351892545717,"sku":"9780190078959","price":29.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_b0fc5d29-abaa-4f5d-af13-6b3ef7991c30.jpg?v=1611650012","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-world-for-sale-money-power-and-the-traders-who-barter-the-earths-resources-9780190078959","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}