{"product_id":"9780099541721","title":"Nicholas Shaxson - Treasure Islands Tax Havens and the Men who Stole the World","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by Nicholas Shaxson. Themes include Business \u0026amp; Economics, Banks \u0026amp; Banking, International, Personal Finance, Taxation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith New And Updated Material\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Billionaire Warren Buffet, currently the third wealthiest man in the world, paid the lowest rate of tax among his office staff, including his receptionist.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In 2006 the world's three biggest banana companies did nearly e400 million worth of business in Britain but paid just e128,000 in tax between them.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Tax havens are \u003ci\u003ethe\u003c\/i\u003e most important single reason why poor people and poor countries stay poor. They lie at the very heart of the global economy, with over half the world trade processed through them. They 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 downturn.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eTreasure Islands\u003c\/i\u003e, Nicholas Shaxson shows how this happened, and what this means for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll books at Vastela are pre-owned. Condition varies from good to near-new. No book is sold in unacceptable condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vastela Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58105475203446,"sku":null,"price":8.9,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9780099541721.jpg?v=1781694705","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/9780099541721","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}