02326nam 2200553 a 450 991082992950332120230721004723.01-119-20838-61-282-02634-897866120263480-470-69745-8(CKB)1000000000707202(EBL)416448(OCoLC)476248144(SSID)ssj0000193479(PQKBManifestationID)12009344(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000193479(PQKBWorkID)10219879(PQKB)10227038(MiAaPQ)EBC416448(EXLCZ)99100000000070720220080506d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLiving in a material world[electronic resource] the commodity connection /Kevin MorrisonChichester, England ;Hoboken, NJ Wileyc20081 online resource (310 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-470-51891-X Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-289) and index.Living in a Material World; Contents; Introduction; 1. Energy; 2. Agriculture; 3. Climate; 4. Metals; 5. Traders; References; IndexAt 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 Commodity futuresCommodity exchangesCommodity futures.Commodity exchanges.332.6328332.64/4Morrison Kevin1964-1635503MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910829929503321Living in a material world3976323UNINA