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Tax havens and the men who stole the world by nicholas. It illustrates in detail and beyond doubt the workings of the offshore world, carving out lesser known features too. Tax havens and the men who stole the world should become a new subgenre within mainstream economic literature. For example, were you aware that the two biggest offshore zones are in fact the united kingdom and the united states.
Tax havens and the men who stole the world by nicholas shaxson for decades the biggest building on the pontarddulais road into swansea was a heaving snack food factory. Treasure islands uncovering the damage of offshore banking and tax havens, nicholas shaxson, palgrave macmillan. Uncovering the damage of offshore banking and tax havens, has created a big stir in the uk by shedding light on the scale of offshore banking and the numerous types of harm it does. Tax havens and the men who stole the world 2011 is a non fiction book about the secretive role of offshore banks and tax havens in global economic affairs. Robert louis stevenson wrote treasure island in 1881. Not only that, they are a central cause of the worlds ongoing economic crisis. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. He is best known for his investigative books poisoned wells 2007 and treasure islands 2011. Treasure islands,hard cover,businesseconomics,released 04122011. From treasure island billy bones james barnett tells squire trelawney nick gibbs and jim cary stackhouse the terrible tale of the worst. Tony blair came to power after assuring the city of his benign intentions. Oliver bullough, nicholas shaxson, frederik obermaier. Jan 06, 2011 treasure islands teaches a lot about institutions and the human factor in the equation.
He is the author of the highly acclaimed poisoned wells. The dirty politics of african oil and an associate fellow with the royal institute of international affairs in london. Feb 18, 2012 far more than an expose, treasure islands is a brilliantly illuminating, forensic analysis of where economic power really lies, and the shockingly corrupt way in which it behaves. Treasure islands by nicholas shaxson i became interested in this book after reading an endorsement from it by the writer and columnist, george monbiot, who i have some time for, even if i dont agree with him in all things.
Tax havens and the men who stole the world, said the bahamas is one of the handful of tax havens with a riskier and wilder reputation than bigger offshore jurisdictions such as switzerland. The epitome of the onshoreoffshore is the city of london perhaps the capital of the financial economy, which. Treasure islands, nicholas shaxsons excellent book on the global offshore tax. At first glance, nicholas shaxson s work could be shelved alongside other reformed capitalists such as paul krugman, george soros and joseph stiglitz who write about their anticapitalist epiphanies while remaining unmoved by the possibility of an alternative. Treasure islands tax havens and the men who stole the world nicholas shaxson london. Tax havens and the men who stole the world nicholas shaxson tells us that if you thought the open face of global capitalism was bad enough, the murky and secret world of tax havens is even worse. Tax havens and the men who stole the world 9 by nicholas shaxson isbn. Tax havens and the men who stole the world 2011 is a nonfiction book about the secretive role of offshore banks and tax havens in global economic affairs. Those are the principal arguments nicholas shaxson makes in his eyeopening book treasure islands, which explains how and why wealthy individuals and corporations use tax havens to escape taxes and regulations. This is, in one sense, a dismaying big bang of a book. If youre wondering how ordinary people ended up paying for a crisis caused by the reckless greed of the banking industry, this compellingly readable book provides the answers. Nicholas shaxson lays out in easy language all the main players in the structure of tax havens worldwide, and backs up everything with wellresearched facts to allow the reader to explore further with confidence from those starting points.
Treasure islands by nicholas shaxson books wales arts. The bahamas is on a par with panama in terms of its thirst for and tolerance of dirty money, said shaxson. Nicholas has worked as a parttime writer and researcher for the tax justice network, an expertled lobbying group focused on the harmful impacts of. Shaxson provides an eyeopening account into the seedy, underground world of offshore finance. It was the only way the island could escape poverty. Apr 24, 20 treasure islands by nicholas shaxson, 9780099541721, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. For decades the biggest building on the pontarddulais road into swansea was a heaving snack food factory. It explains how wealthy people and corporations are able to avoid paying taxes by relocating their assets offshore. I certainly learned a lot reading this grea truly the most important book ive read in the past year. Sep 04, 2012 treasure islands, nicholas shaxson s excellent book on the global offshore tax system. Apr 12, 2011 treasure islands, nicholas shaxson s excellent book on the global offshore tax system.
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