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Treasure Islands: Tax Havens and the Men who Stole the World
Nicholas Shaxson
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Description for Treasure Islands: Tax Havens and the Men who Stole the World
Paperback. Billionaire Warren Buffet, currently the third wealthiest man in the world, paid the lowest rate of tax among his office staff, including his receptionist. Tax havens are the most important single reason why poor people and poor countries stay poor. The author shows how this happened, and what this means for you. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: KCL; KFFD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 134 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 256.
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Billionaire Warren Buffet, currently the third wealthiest man in the world, paid the lowest rate of tax among his office staff, including his receptionist.
In 2006 the world's three biggest banana companies did nearly £400 million worth of business in Britain but paid just £128,000 in tax between them.
In January 2009, US law enforcement fined Lloyds TSB $350 million after it admitted secretly channelling Iranian and Sudanese money into the US banking system.
Tax havens are the most important single reason why poor people and poor countries stay poor. They ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099541721
SKU
9780099541721
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-2
About Nicholas Shaxson
Nicholas Shaxson is the author of Poisoned Wells, the Dirty Politics of African Oil, and an experienced journalist who has written regularly for the Financial Times, The Economist, Vanity Fair and many others.
Reviews for Treasure Islands: Tax Havens and the Men who Stole the World
An utterly superb book
Jeffrey Sachs Shaxson combines meticulous research with amusing anecdotes, resulting in a very readable account of the murky world of offshore and a strong moral message that the system needs to be changed
Financial Times
Excellent... Shaxson comes as close as anyone ever has in getting the crux of the tax haven conundrum, ... Read more
Jeffrey Sachs Shaxson combines meticulous research with amusing anecdotes, resulting in a very readable account of the murky world of offshore and a strong moral message that the system needs to be changed
Financial Times
Excellent... Shaxson comes as close as anyone ever has in getting the crux of the tax haven conundrum, ... Read more