@article{299514,
      recid = {299514},
      author = {Brittain-Catlin, William,},
      title = {Offshore : the dark side of the global economy /},
      publisher = {Farrar, Straus and Giroux,},
      address = {New York :},
      pages = {272 p. ;},
      year = {2005},
      note = {Includes index.},
      abstract = {An exposé on the hidden side of global wealth and power,  this book explores what is perhaps the most mysterious  aspect of global society today. The world of offshore  finance is one of dummy companies, shadow bank accounts,  post office boxes, foreign registries, and the like, which  allow giant corporations--such as Wal-Mart, British  Petroleum, and Citigroup--to keep huge profits out of sight  of investors, regulators, and the public. A third of the  world's wealth is held offshore. Half the capital in the  world's stock exchanges is "parked" offshore at some point.  Reporter and private investigator Brittain-Catlin tells how  tax havens have become central to global finance today; in  so doing, he takes us into the secret networks of Enron and  Parmalat, behind international trade disputes, and into  organized crime and terror networks, giving evidence that  the key value of capitalism and civilization  alike--freedom--is being put in grave danger.--From  publisher description.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/299514},
}