strong Shortlisted for the Financial Times & McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award strong br 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 connect ..

strong Shortlisted for the Financial Times & McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award strong br 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 connect ..

Tiranos, oligarcas y milicias. Un trepidante libro que nos sumerge en el oscuro mundo del mercado de materias primas. Las empresas encargadas de la compraventa de materias primas mueven 17 billones de dólares al año. O lo que es lo mismo: un tercio de la economía global. Nos proporcionan el café que bebemos, los metales con los que se fabrican nuestros teléfonos y la gasolina de los coches que conducimos y, sin embargo, pocas veces nos detenemos a pensar quiénes son, así como de dónde proceden esas materias primas. Javier Blas y Jack Farchy sacan a la luz uno de los aspectos menos conocidos de la globalización: las actividades de las empresas que compran, acumu ..