02416nam 2200601 a 450 991101920830332120200520144314.09786612026348978111920838911192083869781282026346128202634897804706974500470697458(CKB)1000000000707202(EBL)416448(OCoLC)476248144(SSID)ssj0000193479(PQKBManifestationID)12009344(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000193479(PQKBWorkID)10219879(PQKB)10227038(MiAaPQ)EBC416448(Perlego)2770685(EXLCZ)99100000000070720220080506d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLiving in a material world the commodity connection /Kevin MorrisonChichester, England ;Hoboken, NJ Wileyc20081 online resource (310 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9780470518915 047051891X 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.332.64/4Morrison Kevin1964-1839929MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9911019208303321Living in a material world4419344UNINA