World for Sale

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Meet the traders who supply the world with oil, metal and food - no matter how corrupt, war-torn or famine-stricken the source.

''This jaw-dropping study shows how much money and global influence is concentrated in the hands of a tiny group . . . As the authors roam from oilfield to wheatfield, they reveal information so staggering you almost gasp.'' SUNDAY TIMES

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