{"product_id":"the-world-for-sale-javier-blas-9781847942661","title":"The World for Sale","description":"\u003cp\u003eMeet the traders who supply the world with oil, metal and food - no matter how corrupt, war-torn or famine-stricken the source.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Gripping' Economist\n\u003cbr\u003e'Jaw-dropping' Sunday Times\n\u003cbr\u003e'Riveting' Financial Times\n\u003cbr\u003e'Fascinating' Reuters\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShortlisted for the Financial Times \u0026amp; McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award\n\u003cbr\u003eFinancial Times and Economist Book of the Year\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe modern world is built on commodities - from the oil that fuels our cars to the metals that power our smartphones. \n\u003cbr\u003e \n\u003cbr\u003eWe rarely stop to consider where they come from. But we should.\n\u003cbr\u003e \n\u003cbr\u003eIn The World for Sale, two leading journalists lift the lid on one of the least scrutinised corners of the economy- the workings of the billionaire commodity traders who buy, hoard and sell the earth's resources. \n\u003cbr\u003e \n\u003cbr\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.\n\u003cbr\u003e \n\u003cbr\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 strict sanctions.\n\u003cbr\u003e \n\u003cbr\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Javier Blas","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":43176692383987,"sku":"9781847942661","price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/products\/9781847942661.jpg?v=1662088101","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/the-world-for-sale-javier-blas-9781847942661","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}