Living in a Material World: The Commodity Connection

by Kevin Morrisson and Kevin Morrison

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 047051891X
• ISBN13: 9780470518915
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.1"