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His writing has appeared in vanity fair, financial times, the economist, the economist intelligence unit, and many others. Reading list below is a list of materials which formed the basis for the documentary, foremost among these is nicholas shaxson s treasure islands. This is the ugliest chapter in global economic affairs since slavery and secretive offshore tax havens are at the heart of the trouble. Hes an old sailor and he has an inn here in bristol. Kudrle t wo recent works with the same title suggest radically different views of the role of tax havens in the global economy. An attempt to uncover the dirty secrets of offshore banking. Treasure islands tax havens and the men who stole the world nicholas shaxson the bodley head london. Treasure islands revealing but naive carolina journal. A graduate of dardens mba class of 1987, and of the college of. George monbiot, the guardian treasure islands has prised the lid off an important and terrifying. This acclaimed book by nicholas shaxson is available at in several formats for your ereader.
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