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RECORD NUMBER: 1 OF 1| Main Title | It's all for sale : the control of global resources / | |||||||||||
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| Author | Ridgeway, James, | |||||||||||
| Publisher | Duke University Press, | |||||||||||
| Year Published | 2004 | |||||||||||
| OCLC Number | 55016065 | |||||||||||
| ISBN | 0822334267; 9780822334262; 0822333740; 9780822333746 | |||||||||||
| Subjects | Natural resources ; Commodity control ; Raw materials--Political aspects ; Primary commodities ; Strategic materials ; Utilisation des ressources ; Efficacite ; Ressources naturelles ; Produits de base ; Aspects politiques ; Nateurliche Ressourcen ; Verfeugbarkeit ; Wirtschaft ; Wirtschaftsmacht ; Aspect politique ; Produit commercial ; Reglementation ; Matiere premiere ; Natur--(DE-588)4041358-5 ; Nateurliche Ressourcen--(DE-588)4075236-7 ; Verfeugbarkeit--(DE-588)4062817-6 ; Wirtschaft--(DE-588)4066399-1 ; Wirtschaftsmacht--(DE-588)4079347-3 | |||||||||||
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| Collation | xvii, 250 pages ; 25 cm | |||||||||||
| Notes | Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-234) and index. |
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| Contents Notes | Fresh water -- Fuels -- Metals -- Forests -- Fibers -- Fertilizers -- Foods -- Flowers -- Drugs -- Human beings -- The sky -- The oceans -- Biodiversity. Five companies dominate the U.S. petroleum industry. Five control the world-wide trade in grain. Two have a corner on the private market for drinking water. In terms of actual dollars, trade in heroin, cocaine, and tobacco ranks alongside that in grain or metals. There are more slaves in the world today than ever before. Resource-by-resource, It's All for Sale uncovers and discloses who owns, buys, and sells what. |