Nicholas Shaxson Explained
Nicholas Shaxson |
Birth Place: | Malawi |
Nationality: | British |
Occupation: | Author |
Notableworks: | 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.[5] [6]
Biography
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
See also
Bibliography
- Book: Shaxson, Nicholas. Poisoned Wells: The Dirty Politics of African Oil. Palgrave Macmillan. 13 May 2008. 978-0-230-60532-9.
- Book: Shaxson, Nicholas. Treasure Islands: Tax Havens and the Men who Stole the World. Treasure Islands: Tax Havens and the Men who Stole the World. Bodley Head. 6 January 2011. 978-1-84792-110-9.
- Book: Shaxson, Nicholas. The Finance Curse: How Global Finance Is Making Us All Poorer. Bodley Head. 11 October 2018. 978-1-84792-538-1.
- Book: Shaxson, Nicholas. Le isole del tesoro. Viaggio nei paradisi fiscali dove è nascosto il tesoro della globalizzazione. Feltrinelli. 1 January 2014. 978-8807883590.
- Book: Shaxson, Nicholas. Las islas del tesoro : los paraísos fiscales y los hombres que se robaron el mundo. Fondo de Cultura Económica. 1 January 2014. 978-9877190052.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Nicholas Shaxson. gresham.ac.uk.
- Web site: Results for 'nicholas shaxson' [WorldCat.org]]. worldcat.org.
- Web site: Nicholas Shaxson.
- Web site: Nicholas Shaxson . The Guardian.
- http://treasureislands.org/the-author/ The Author: Nicholas Shaxson
- Shaxson, Nicholas, The truth about tax havens, The Guardian, 8 January 2011
- Shaxson . Nicholas . August 2016 . The Great Trump Tax Mysteries: Is He Hiding Loopholes, Errors, or Something MoreE Serious? . Vanity Fair . 20 July 2016 .
- News: The notion that the City needs to shrink is gathering momentum. 11 October 2018. The Economist.
- Web site: Nicholas Shaxson. 13 February 2018.
- Web site: The Much-Too-Special Relationship. Nicholas. Shaxson. 19 March 2014.
- Book: N, Shaxson . Poisoned Wells: The Dirty Politics of African Oil . 2008-07-03 . Palgrave Macmillan . 978-0-230-60532-9 . Reprint . New York . English.
- Web site: Nicholas Shaxson to lead new anti-monopoly organisation . 2024-05-16 . Tax Justice Network . en-US.
- Book: Shaxson, Nicholas. Treasure Islands. Vintage. 2011. 9780099541721. UK. English.
- News: Bullough . Oliver . 2018-10-23 . The Finance Curse: How Global Finance Is Making Us All Poorer – review . 2024-08-16 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
- http://blog.longreads.com/2014/02/12/how-to-write-about-tax-havens-and-the-super-rich-an-interview-with-nicholas-shaxson/ How to Write About Tax Havens and the Super-Rich: An Interview with Nicholas Shaxson
- News: New prize for radical writing announces shortlist . 6 March 2012 . 2 May 2012 . Alison Flood. The Guardian .