TY - GEN AU - Morrison,Kevin TI - Living in a material world : : the commodity connection SN - 9780470518915 AV - HG 6046 M879l 2008 PY - 2008/// CY - London : PB - John Wiley y sons, KW - Comercio de futuros KW - Bolsas de productos básicos N1 - Introduction. 1. Energy. 2. Agriculture. 3. Climate. 4. Metals. 5. Traders. References. Index N2 - 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 ou. ER -