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The World for Sale by Javier Blas and Jack Farchy

The World for Sale

By Javier Blas and Jack Farchy

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About The World for Sale

Javier Blas and Jack Farchy investigate the commodity traders who move the resources on which the world depends. Their reporting follows the intersection of commercial risk, political relationships, and supply, showing how little-known firms influence global events.

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World trade is easier to understand when the intermediaries come into view. The World for Sale puts the people moving energy, metals, and food into a discussion often framed only around nations.

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Rise and Strain of Globalization

Makes commodity traders visible as consequential actors in global trade, politics, and resource flows.

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“A highly readable study in world economics and a valuable primer for would-be oil barons.”
— Kirkus Reviews

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