L'œuvre de Shaxson explore les affaires mondiales et la politique, éclairée par sa vaste expérience internationale. Son écriture pour des médias de premier plan témoigne d'une profonde compréhension des enjeux mondiaux complexes. Il analyse les aspects clés des relations internationales et de l'économie. Sa perspective est enrichie par son exposition à diverses cultures et systèmes politiques.
This is a book that none of us can afford to ignore - an agenda-setting, campaigning investigation that shows how global finance works for the few and not the many. A Financial Times Book of the Year 'Essential reading' YANIS VAROUFAKIS We need finance - but when finance grows too big it becomes a curse.
Dirty money, tax havens and the offshore system describe the ugliest and most secretive chapter in the history of global economic affairs. Wealthy individuals hold over ten trillion dollars offshore. Tax havens are the most important single reason why poor people and poor countries stay poor. Treasure Islands show how this happens and reveal what the economics text books will not tell you.
A searing indictment of global finance, exploring how the banking sector grew from a supporter of business to the biggest business in the world, and showing how societies might fight against financial hegemony
"Dirty money, tax havens and the offshore system describe the ugliest and most secretive chapter in the history of global economic affairs. Tax havens have declared war on honest, law-abiding people around the world. Wealthy individuals hold over ten trillion dollars offshore. Tax havens are the most important single reason why poor people and poor countries stay poor. Britain and the United States are the world's two most important tax havens. Tax havens now lie at the very heart of the global economy. Over half of world trade, and most international lending, is processed through them. Tax havens have been instrumental in nearly every major economic event, in every big financial scandal, and in every financial crisis since the 1970s, including the latest global economic crisis. "Treasure Islands" show how this happens and reveal what the economics text books will not tell you."
Overview: Published to rave reviews on both sides of the Atlantic, Treasure Islands is an expose of how the corporate world uses tax havens to shirk paying its share of taxes. This costs the United States alone 100 billion dollars in lost revenue each year. While the United States experiences a recession and European countries face bankruptcy, Nicholas Shaxson, a former correspondent for the Financial Times and The Economist, argues that the problem can be traced back to the pervasive practice of offshoring financing in order to minimize taxable revenue. Journeying from Moscow to London to Switzerland to Delaware, he dives deep into a vast and secret playground where bankers and multinational corporations operate side by side with nefarious tax evaders, organized criminals, and the world's wealthiest citizens. This is a fast-paced narrative that at last explains how bankers, traders, and other financial wizards are using the system to deepen our economic divide
The narrative delves into the exploitation of African nations by wealthy countries and their oil companies, revealing the stark contrast between the riches generated and the poverty endured by the local populace. Journalist Nicholas Shaxson interviews a range of voices, from African presidents to everyday citizens, to uncover the systemic corruption and devastation caused by this resource extraction. The book highlights the urgent need for accountability and reform in the face of such injustices.