Nicholas Shaxson

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]

Nicholas Shaxson
Nicholas Shaxson at the Disruption Network Lab in 2019
Born	1966 (age 58–59) Malawi
Occupation	Author
Nationality	British
Notable works	Poisoned Wells, Treasure Islands, The Finance Curse

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

• 2012 Bread and Roses Award, shortlist, Treasure Islands.^[16]

See also

• Tax Justice Network
• Corporate tax haven
• Tax haven
• Ireland as a tax haven

Bibliography

• 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.