Nicholas Shaxson
Nicholas Shaxson | |
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.jpg) Nicholas Shaxson at the Disruption Network Lab in 2019 | |
| Born | 1966 (age 57–58) Malawi |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | British |
| Notable works | Poisoned Wells, Treasure Islands, The Finance Curse |
Nicholas Shaxson (born 1966) is a British author, journalist and investigator.[1][2] He is best known for his investigative books Poisoned Wells (2007), Treasure Islands (2011), and The Finance Curse (2018).[3][4] He has worked as a part-time writer and researcher for the Tax Justice Network, an expert-led lobbying group focused on the harmful impacts of tax avoidance, tax competition and tax havens.[5][6] In 2021, he co-founded the Balanced Economy Project, an anti-monopoly organisation.[7]
Biography[edit]
Shaxson was born in Malawi and educated in Britain. He has lived at various times in India, Brazil, England, Lesotho, Spain, Angola, South Africa, Germany, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. Since 1993, he has written on global business and politics for Vanity Fair,[8] the Financial Times, Reuters, The Economist and its sister publication the Economist Intelligence Unit,[9] International Affairs, Foreign Affairs,[10] American Interest,[11] the BBC, Africa Confidential, African Energy and others.[1][5]
Shaxson first began working for the Tax Justice Network in 2006. His first book was Poisoned Wells: The Dirty Politics of African Oil.[12] His 2011 Treasure Islands: Tax Havens and the Men who Stole the World was called a "fascinating, chilling book" by Paul Krugman and an "utterly superb book" by Jeffrey Sachs. It one of the first in depth investigations into the world of offshore finance and financial secrecy and came five years before the Panama Papers.[13][14] His 2018 The Finance Curse: How global finance is making us all poorer was called "a splendid polemic against modern finance... hard-hitting, well written and informative" by Martin Wolf.
In 2021, he co-founded the Balanced Economy Project: "an international organisation dedicated to protecting democracy and tackling excessive concentrations of economic and financial power".[15] The new organisation was inspired by Shaxson's desire to create an anti-monopoly movement outside the United States inspired by the New Brandeis movement.
Shaxson currently lives with his partner and their two children in Berlin.[16]
Awards and honours[edit]
- 2012 Bread and Roses Award, shortlist, Treasure Islands.[17]
See also[edit]
Bibliography[edit]
- Shaxson, Nicholas (13 May 2008). Poisoned Wells: The Dirty Politics of African Oil. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-230-60532-9.
- Shaxson, Nicholas (6 January 2011). Treasure Islands: Tax Havens and the Men who Stole the World. Bodley Head. ISBN 978-1-84792-110-9.
- Shaxson, Nicholas (11 October 2018). The Finance Curse: How Global Finance Is Making Us All Poorer. Bodley Head. ISBN 978-1-84792-538-1.
- Shaxson, Nicholas (1 January 2014). Le isole del tesoro. Viaggio nei paradisi fiscali dove è nascosto il tesoro della globalizzazione. Feltrinelli. ISBN 978-8807883590.
- Shaxson, Nicholas (1 January 2014). Las islas del tesoro : los paraísos fiscales y los hombres que se robaron el mundo. Fondo de Cultura Económica. ISBN 978-9877190052.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Nicholas Shaxson". gresham.ac.uk.
- ^ "Results for 'nicholas shaxson' [WorldCat.org]". worldcat.org.
- ^ "Nicholas Shaxson".
- ^ "Nicholas Shaxson". The Guardian.
- ^ a b The Author: Nicholas Shaxson, treasureislands.org, 19 November 2010
- ^ Shaxson, Nicholas, The truth about tax havens, The Guardian, 8 January 2011
- ^ "Balanced Economy Project". Balanced Economy Project. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ Shaxson, Nicholas (August 2016). "The Great Trump Tax Mysteries: Is He Hiding Loopholes, Errors, or Something MoreE Serious?". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ "The notion that the City needs to shrink is gathering momentum". The Economist. 11 October 2018.
- ^ "Nicholas Shaxson". 13 February 2018.
- ^ Shaxson, Nicholas (19 March 2014). "The Much-Too-Special Relationship".
- ^ N, Shaxson (3 July 2008). Poisoned Wells: The Dirty Politics of African Oil (Reprint ed.). New York: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-230-60532-9.
- ^ "Nicholas Shaxson to lead new anti-monopoly organisation". Tax Justice Network. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ Shaxson, Nicholas (2011). Treasure Islands. UK: Vintage. ISBN 9780099541721.
- ^ "Balanced Economy Project". Balanced Economy Project. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ How to Write About Tax Havens and the Super-Rich: An Interview with Nicholas Shaxson, blog.longreads.com, 12 February 2014
- ^ Alison Flood (6 March 2012). "New prize for radical writing announces shortlist". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
External links[edit]
- Treasure Islands's website
- Collected articles at The Guardian
- "The City of London and its Tax Haven Empire": presentation by Nicholas Shaxson and Maurice Glasman at the LSE, 1 February 2011. Shaxson begins speaking approximately 2 min into the recording, and jointly answers questions after the 54 min mark.
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