{"product_id":"treasure-islands-shaxson-9780230341722","title":"Treasure Islands | Nicholas Shaxson","description":"\u003csection class=\"product-description\" style=\"color: #1a1a1a; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\n  \u003ch2 style=\"color: #1b5e20; font-size: 1.75em; margin-bottom: 15px; border-bottom: 2px solid #1b5e20; padding-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eTreasure Islands: Uncovering the Damage of Offshore Banking and Tax Havens\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \n  \u003ctable style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 25px; font-size: 0.95em; border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n    \u003ctbody\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #e8f5e9; color: #1b5e20; width: 30%;\"\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003e9780230341722\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #e8f5e9; color: #1b5e20;\"\u003eISBN-10\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003e0230341721\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #e8f5e9; color: #1b5e20;\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eNicholas Shaxson\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #e8f5e9; color: #1b5e20;\"\u003eFormat\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eTrade Paperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #e8f5e9; color: #1b5e20;\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eSt. Martin's Griffin\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #e8f5e9; color: #1b5e20;\"\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eSeptember 04, 2012\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #e8f5e9; color: #1b5e20;\"\u003ePage Count\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003e272\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #e8f5e9; color: #1b5e20;\"\u003eSubjects\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eEconomic Policy, Taxation, Geopolitics\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003c\/tbody\u003e\n  \u003c\/table\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #1b5e20; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eExtended Synopsis\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eTreasure Islands\u003c\/em\u003e, Nicholas Shaxson exposes the dark heart of the global economy: offshore banking and tax havens. Highlighting startling realities—such as billionaire Warren Buffett paying a lower tax rate than his receptionist, and multinational corporations sheltering hundreds of millions in revenue—Shaxson reveals how this shadow economy fundamentally damages the modern world. With over half of global trade processed through these opaque jurisdictions, tax havens remain the single most important reason why poor countries struggle with systemic poverty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eUpdated with new material, this investigative triumph details how tax havens have been instrumental in almost every major economic event, financial scandal, and market crisis since the 1970s. Through comprehensive mapping of sovereign jurisdictions, legal trust frameworks, and global capital flight models, Shaxson unpacks how illicit financial networks are structured. Ultimately, \u003cem\u003eTreasure Islands\u003c\/em\u003e offers a gripping, meticulously documented look into the devastating impact of global tax evasion on everyday citizens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #1b5e20; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eReader Targeting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cul style=\"margin-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 20px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eEconomists, policymakers, and students of international finance interested in structural market failures.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eReaders of investigative journalism who want to understand the mechanics of global wealth inequality.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eActivists and citizens concerned with systemic tax evasion, geopolitical corruption, and economic justice.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #1b5e20; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNicholas Shaxson\u003c\/strong\u003e is a renowned investigative journalist, researcher, and author. With extensive experience reporting on the intersection of global finance, taxation, and political corruption, his work has been instrumental in reshaping public discourse on the offshore financial industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #1b5e20; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eAccolades \u0026amp; Awards\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTreasure Islands\u003c\/em\u003e is widely recognized as a groundbreaking work of economic journalism, heavily cited by international policy reformers and financial watchdogs for its unparalleled exposure of the offshore banking system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e\n  {\n    \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n    \"@type\": \"Book\",\n    \"name\": \"Treasure Islands: Uncovering the Damage of Offshore Banking and Tax Havens\",\n    \"author\": {\n      \"@type\": \"Person\",\n      \"name\": \"Nicholas Shaxson\"\n    },\n    \"isbn\": \"9780230341722\",\n    \"numberOfPages\": \"272\",\n    \"publisher\": {\n      \"@type\": \"Organization\",\n      \"name\": \"St. Martin's Griffin\"\n    },\n    \"datePublished\": \"2012-09-04\",\n    \"bookFormat\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/Paperback\",\n    \"inLanguage\": \"English\",\n    \"description\": \"Uncover the damaging reality of offshore banking. 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