World for Sale : Money, Power, and the Traders Who Barter the Earth's Resources
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Like New
- Seller Notes
- “Just some residue but otherwise perfect condition”
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Intended Audience
- Trade
- ISBN
- 9780190078959
- Book Title
- World for Sale : Money, Power, and the Traders Who Barter the Earth's Resources
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Item Length
- 9.4 in
- Publication Year
- 2021
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.4 in
- Genre
- Business & Economics
- Topic
- Exports & Imports, Finance / General, Investments & Securities / Commodities / Metals, Investments & Securities / Commodities / Energy
- Item Weight
- 26.9 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 416 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0190078952
ISBN-13
9780190078959
eBay Product ID (ePID)
10038279908
Product Key Features
Book Title
World for Sale : Money, Power, and the Traders Who Barter the Earth's Resources
Number of Pages
416 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Exports & Imports, Finance / General, Investments & Securities / Commodities / Metals, Investments & Securities / Commodities / Energy
Publication Year
2021
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Business & Economics
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.4 in
Item Weight
26.9 Oz
Item Length
9.4 in
Item Width
6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2020-475453
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"A colorful and alarming exposé 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 Weekly"A virtuoso depiction of the globe's 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 to subject 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." --Reuters"Some of the stories beggar belief... A fascinating story, it's 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 Farchy's 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 the book 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. That turns out to be one of the more conventional deals that pepper the narrative... Educational and entertaining..." --Felix Martin, Financial Times"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 and tidily written... A clean, compelling chronicle of the central role that commodity traders have played in the global economy from the end of World War II to the present. What they found isn't pretty -- but it's plenty illuminating. --Foreign Policy "A highly readable study in world economics and a valuable primer for would-be oil barons." --Kirkus"Blas and Farchy shine light on what's long been the financial market's darkest corner the crucial, yet underappreciated, role commodity traders play in global finance and geopolitics. The characters are fascinating and their impact cannot be understated. The World For Sale is a fascinating, eye-opening read." --Gregory Zuckerman, New York Times-bestselling author of The Man Who Solved the Market "Javier Blas and Jack Farchy deftly peel back the curtain on the amoral swashbucklers of capitalism who trade in commodities natural resources like oil, coal and aluminium. The World For Sale is a gripping account of how they achieved their stranglehold over the world economy, and their troubling influence on global politics to this day." --Brad Stone, New York Times-bestselling author of The Everything Store"The World For Sale is the definitive, eye-opening story of the most powerful and secretive traders in the world. These commodity traders, including all manner of cutthroats, eccentrics and amoral corruptors, play a major role in the global economy one that few people understand. Javier Blas and Jack Farchy illuminate it perfectly, helped by their decades of experience covering the beat from the ground up." --Bradley Hope, New York Times-bestselling author of Billion Dollar Whale, "Blas and Farchy shine light on what's long been the financial market's darkest corner the crucial, yet underappreciated, role commodity traders play in global finance and geopolitics. The characters are fascinating and their impact cannot be understated. The World For Sale is a fascinating, eye-opening read." -- Gregory Zuckerman, New York Times-bestselling author of The Man Who Solved the Market "Javier Blas and Jack Farchy deftly peel back the curtain on the amoral swashbucklers of capitalism who trade in commodities natural resources like oil, coal and aluminium. The World for Sale is a gripping account of how they achieved their stranglehold over the world economy, and their troubling influence on global politics to this day." -- Brad Stone, New York Times-bestselling author of The Everything Store "The World for Sale is the definitive, eye-opening story of the most powerful and secretive traders in the world. These commodity traders, including all manner of cutthroats, eccentrics and amoral corruptors, play a major role in the global economy one that few people understand. Javier Blas and Jack Farchy illuminate it perfectly, helped by their decades of experience covering the beat from the ground up." -- Bradley Hope, New York Times-bestselling author of Billion Dollar Whale "Blas and Farchy compellingly lay out how these secretive traders have had a hand in directing not only the world's commodities, but its politics and history. The World for Sale draws back the covers on a sector where civil wars, dubious regimes and the collapse of states were just another business opportunity -- and what that has meant for the rest of us. Intriguing and, at times, alarming." Helen Thomas, Business Editor, BBC Newsnight "A highly readable study in world economics and a valuable primer for would-be oil barons."--Kirkus, "Blas and Farchy shine light on what's long been the financial market's darkest corner the crucial, yet underappreciated, role commodity traders play in global finance and geopolitics. The characters are fascinating and their impact cannot be understated. The World For Sale is a fascinating, eye-opening read." -- Gregory Zuckerman, New York Times-bestselling author of The Man Who Solved the Market "Javier Blas and Jack Farchy deftly peel back the curtain on the amoral swashbucklers of capitalism who trade in commodities natural resources like oil, coal and aluminium. The World for Sale is a gripping account of how they achieved their stranglehold over the world economy, and their troubling influence on global politics to this day." -- Brad Stone, New York Times-bestselling author of The Everything Store "The World for Sale is the definitive, eye-opening story of the most powerful and secretive traders in the world. These commodity traders, including all manner of cutthroats, eccentrics and amoral corruptors, play a major role in the global economy one that few people understand. Javier Blas and Jack Farchy illuminate it perfectly, helped by their decades of experience covering the beat from the ground up." -- Bradley Hope, New York Times-bestselling author of Billion Dollar Whale, "A colorful and alarming exposé 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 Weekly"A virtuoso depiction of the globe's 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 to subject 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." --Reuters"Some of the stories beggar belief... A fascinating story, it's 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 Farchy's 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 the book 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. That turns out to be one of the more conventional deals that pepper the narrative... Educational and entertaining..." --Felix Martin, Financial Times"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 and tidily written... A clean, compelling chronicle of the central role that commodity traders have played in the global economy from the end of World War II to the present. What they found isn't pretty -- but it's plenty illuminating. --Foreign Policy "A highly readable study in world economics and a valuable primer for would-be oil barons." --Kirkus"Blas and Farchy shine light on what's long been the financial market's darkest corner the crucial, yet underappreciated, role commodity traders play in global finance and geopolitics. The characters are fascinating and their impact cannot be understated. The World For Sale is a fascinating, eye-opening read." --Gregory Zuckerman, New York Times-bestselling author of The Man Who Solved the Market "Javier Blas and Jack Farchy deftly peel back the curtain on the amoral swashbucklers of capitalism who trade in commodities natural resources like oil, coal and aluminium. The World For Sale is a gripping account of how they achieved their stranglehold over the world economy, and their troubling influence on global politics to this day." --Brad Stone, New York Times-bestselling author of The Everything Store"The World For Sale is the definitive, eye-opening story of the most powerful and secretive traders in the world. These commodity traders, including all manner of cutthroats, eccentrics and amoral corruptors, play a major role in the global economy one that few people understand. Javier Blas and Jack Farchy illuminate it perfectly, helped by their decades of experience covering the beat from the ground up." --Bradley Hope, New York Times-bestselling author of Billion Dollar Whale"The World for Sale is a meticulously researched, eye-opening, and balanced account that exposes the immense power and often unethical practices of the commodity trading industry that shapes the modern world." -- Sungsoo An, LinkedIn, "Blas and Farchy shine light on what's long been the financial market's darkest corner the crucial, yet underappreciated, role commodity traders play in global finance and geopolitics. The characters are fascinating and their impact cannot be understated. The World For Sale is a fascinating, eye-opening read." -- Gregory Zuckerman, New York Times-bestselling author of The Man Who Solved the Market "Javier Blas and Jack Farchy deftly peel back the curtain on the amoral swashbucklers of capitalism who trade in commodities natural resources like oil, coal and aluminium. The World for Sale is a gripping account of how they achieved their stranglehold over the world economy, and their troubling influence on global politics to this day." -- Brad Stone, New York Times-bestselling author of The Everything Store "The World for Sale is the definitive, eye-opening story of the most powerful and secretive traders in the world. These commodity traders, including all manner of cutthroats, eccentrics and amoral corruptors, play a major role in the global economy one that few people understand. Javier Blas and Jack Farchy illuminate it perfectly, helped by their decades of experience covering the beat from the ground up." -- Bradley Hope, New York Times-bestselling author of Billion Dollar Whale "Blas and Farchy compellingly lay out how these secretive traders have had a hand in directing not only the world's commodities, but its politics and history. The World for Sale draws back the covers on a sector where civil wars, dubious regimes and the collapse of states were just another business opportunity -- and what that has meant for the rest of us. Intriguing and, at times, alarming." Helen Thomas, Business Editor, BBC Newsnight
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Dewey Decimal
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Table Of Content
Introduction: The Last Swashbucklers Chapter 1: The Pioneers Chapter 2: The Godfather of Oil Chapter 3: The Last Bank in Town Chapter 4: Paper Barrels Chapter 5: The Fall of Marc Rich Chapter 6: The Biggest Closing-Down Sale in History Chapter 7: Communism with Capitalist Influences Chapter 8: Big Bang Chapter 9: Petrodollars and Kleptocrats Chapter 10: Destination Africa Chapter 11: Hunger and Profit Chapter 12: The Billionaire Factory Chapter 13: Merchants of Power Conclusion: A Lot of Skeletons Acknowledgements Appendices Notes Index
Synopsis
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 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. The 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., The World for Sale tells the story of the modern-day commodity traders, largely unknown to the public. Commodity traders are the last swashbucklers of global capitalism: willing to do businesses where other companies don't dare set foot, thriving through a mixture of ruthlessness and personal charm - and often shaping global politics, from Cuba to Iraq, and from Russia to Libya. The book profiles companies like Glencore, which emerged from the shadow of its notorious founder Marc Rich, a long-time fugitive from US justice, to become a blue-chip stock, and Cargill, the 153-year-old agricultural trading house whose family of American shareholders contains 14 billionaires - more than any other family in the world. It also shows how commodity traders play a critical role in modern finance, facilitating the flows of raw materials that keep the world's populations fed, its factories supplied, and its ships, planes and automobiles fuelled. Benefiting from three decades of reporting from nearly 100 countries, including tens of thousands of pages of previously unpublished financial and legal documents and interviews with more than one hundred former and current executives, the book sheds unprecedented light onto an industry that has long operated in the shadows., Shortlisted for the Financial Times & McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award An Economist Book of the Year 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. 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 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. The 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.
LC Classification Number
HG6046.5.B53 2021
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