Offshore: Stealth Wealth and the New Colonialism [Paperback]

A You cannot understand the world of the super-rich without reading Brooke Harrington. Trenchant.& [B]enefits from almost a decades worth of knowledge and events.& [Suggests] that we need not just a return to shame culturemake cash laundering and tax dodging embarrassing again!but also more enforcement. Offshore centres sell secrecy. Such secrecy, [Brooke] Harrington argues, is indeed a source of wealth, but also a threat to law-governed democracy. A riveting and eye-opening dive into the offshore world by a sociologist who, through participant observation methods, has revolutionized the study of the subject. This book is a must-read for anyone concerned about the future of inequality and the future of democracy. An offshore wealth manager turned sociologist offers an ethnography of the tax havens that harbor the fortunes of the ultrarich and drain the worlds tax coffers. Intriguing and timely, this book will be of interest not only to academics, but to anyone seeking an understanding of the hidden forces behind global wealth inequality.