Nicholas Shaxson
Nicholas Shaxson | |
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| Nicholas Shaxson at the Disruption Network Lab in 2019 Nicholas Shaxson at the Disruption Network Lab in 2019 | |
| Born | 1966 (age 59–60) |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | British |
| Notable works | Poisoned Wells, Treasure Islands, The Finance Curse |
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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.[5][6]
Biography
[edit | edit source]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,[7] the Economist Intelligence Unit,[8] Foreign Affairs,[9] American Interest,[10] 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.[11] In 2011 he wrote Treasure Islands: Tax Havens and the Men who Stole the World.[12][13] In 2018, he published The Finance Curse: How global finance is making us all poorer.[14]
Shaxson currently lives with his partner and their two children in Berlin.[15]
Awards and honours
[edit | edit source]- 2012 Bread and Roses Award, shortlist, Treasure Islands.[16]
See also
[edit | edit source]Bibliography
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References
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- ^ a b The Author: Nicholas Shaxson, treasureislands.org, 19 November 2010
- ^ Shaxson, Nicholas, The truth about tax havens, The Guardian, 8 January 2011
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- ^ How to Write About Tax Havens and the Super-Rich: An Interview with Nicholas Shaxson, blog.longreads.com, 12 February 2014
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Treasure Islands's website
- Collected articles at The Guardian
- Balaned Economy
- "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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