{"product_id":"the-land-trap-mike-bird","title":"The Land Trap (Mike Bird)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHow the world's oldest asset secretly shapes our modern economy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Land Trap\u003c\/i\u003e, Mike Bird \u003ci\u003eThe Economist s\u003c\/i\u003e Wall Street editor pulls back the curtain on how this ancient asset exerts outsized influence over the modern world. With masterful insight into global finance, Bird reveals how land has quietly become the linchpin of the world s banking system, affecting everything from soaring housing prices to geopolitical tensions. From the speculative land grabs of colonial America to China s modern-day real estate crisis, Bird shows how fortunes are built or destroyed all on the bedrock of land.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs governments wrestle with inequality, climate crises threaten entire regions, and land becomes ever scarcer, \u003ci\u003eThe Land Trap\u003c\/i\u003e offers a bold new framework for understanding the driving force behind today s most pressing challenges. Eye-opening and timely, Bird s analysis unveils how land remains the ultimate currency of power and the key to economic survival in an increasingly fragile world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the book for anyone who wants to see beyond markets and money to the hidden game being played on a foundation as old as civilization itself. Timely, provocative, and essential, \u003ci\u003eThe Land Trap\u003c\/i\u003e will change how you see the ground beneath your feet.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMike Bird \u003c\/b\u003eis the Asia Business and Finance Editor for \u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e, where he covers financial markets, economic development, and major corporations across the continent. He also co-hosts the financial podcast \u003ci\u003eMoney Talks\u003c\/i\u003e. Previously, he was a financial columnist and market reporter at \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. Mike studied history and politics at the University of Exeter in the UK. He is currently based in Singapore.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), Englisch, 336 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63404708626781,"sku":"K098134239","price":18.2,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/220151-9813423900001A.jpg?v=1770927343","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-land-trap-mike-bird","provider":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}