The World for Sale: Money, Power and the Traders Who Barter the Earth's Resources

This book explores the world of commodity traders, who buy and sell raw materials to make billions. It reveals the methods they use, such as funneling cash to Putin's Kremlin, schmoozing Russian metal oligarchs, and striking deals with Libyan rebels. It also shows how much money and global influence is concentrated in the hands of a tiny group.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 416 pages
Publication date: 10 March 2022
Publisher: Cornerstone

We are entering a period of energy crises and food shortages, as this book reveals. Meet the swashbuckling traders who supply the world with energy, food, and metal. Their goal: to make billions by buying and selling raw materials. They use whatever methods necessary, such as funneling cash to the Kremlin, schmoozing Russian metal oligarchs, or striking deals with Libyan rebels during the Arab Spring. These are the commodity traders, and you are likely one of their customers, whether you know it or not.

The Financial Times and Economist Book of the Year, and shortlisted for the Financial Times & McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award, shows how much money and global influence is concentrated in the hands of a tiny group. The authors roam from oilfield to wheatfield, revealing information so staggering that you almost gasp.

The Sunday Times calls it a globe-spanning corporate thriller, full of intrigue and double dealing. It changes how we see the world, often in horrifying ways. The Spectator praises the book for its rich archive of ripping yarns, and 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.

Some of the stories could be straight out of John le Carré, but the difference is that they are true. The book is a must-read for anyone interested in the world of finance and global politics.

Weight: 290g
Dimension: 130 x 197 x 33 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781847942678