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Autore |
Morrison Kevin <1964-> |
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Titolo |
Living in a material world [[electronic resource] ] : the commodity connection / / Kevin Morrison |
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Chichester, England ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley, c2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-119-20838-6 |
1-282-02634-8 |
9786612026348 |
0-470-69745-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (310 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Commodity futures |
Commodity exchanges |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-289) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Living in a Material World; Contents; Introduction; 1. Energy; 2. Agriculture; 3. Climate; 4. Metals; 5. Traders; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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At a time when the world is grappling with rising food and energy prices and climate change, Living in a Material World provides an insight into some of the contributing factors behind these challenges. The emergence of new consumers in China, India, Russia and the Middle East has added formidable competition to the natural resources that have been taken for granted in the developed world. Everything we consume involves the use of metals, fossil fuels or agriculture. Our high tech 'lifestyles' depend on the secure supply of these raw materials which we take from planet earth and use to make |
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