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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Tax havens exist as secrecy jurisdictions.
Chapter 3: Secrecy jurisdictions manipulate transaction paper records and trails.
Chapter 4: The case for tax havens is, quite simply, truly untenable.
Chapter 5: Secrecy jurisdictions help rich individuals and corporations to remain on top.
Chapter 6: The United States moved from fighting offshore accounting to ultimately becoming an offshore player itself.
Chapter 7: The world’s leading offshore network is firmly centered around the UK.
Chapter 8: Tax havens pose the single most significant threat to developing countries.
Description
Treasure Islands offers insight into one of the darkest parts of the financial world: tax havens. It explains how wealthy people and corporations are able to avoid paying taxes by relocating their assets offshore. Tax havens are highly damaging to all but the tiny percentage of people who can afford to use them, and they contribute to the growing gap between rich and poor.
Who Should Listen
- Anyone interested in tax havens
- Anyone interested in economics
- Anyone interested in global power dynamics