OFFSHORE : THE DARK SIDE OF THE GLOBAL ECONOMY
Book ID/图书代码： 00200005B07405
English Summary/英文概要： A revealing-and chilling-exposé on the hidden side of global wealth and power Offshore is an unprecedented exploration of perhaps the most mysterious aspect of global society today-and one of the most provocative books about money and business to appear in the decade since the age of globalization began.
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.
Whether in the Cayman Islands or the shadowy redoubts of the Islamic financial center of Labuan, Malaysia, "offshore" is where the game of profit and loss is played. A third of the world’s wealth is held offshore. Eighty percent of international banking transactions take place there. Half the capital in the world’s stock exchanges is "parked" offshore at some point.
Trained as a reporter and a private investigator, William Brittain-Catlin brings both skills to this gripping book. He tells the story of 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 disquieting evidence that, through offshore practices, the key value of capitalism and civilization alike-freedom-is being put in grave danger.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 《近海岸经济》探讨了当今全球社会最神秘的一个层面；近海银行和金融业，这个犹抱琵琶半遮面的、与法律打檫边球行业。
近海经济产业是一个充斥着皮包公司，秘密银行帐户，狡猾的外国注册单位，等等掩人耳目的形式，这样一来诸如沃尔马，英国石油公司，美国花旗银行就可以在投资商，监控人员还有公众全然不知的情况下大把地捞利润。
无论是在开曼群岛还是在马来西亚的纳闽岛的伊斯兰金融中心，在这些近海岸地区里，我们看到了为争夺利润而展开的厮杀。全球三分之二的财富都被贮藏在近海岸地区。全球百分之八十的银行交易都在这里进行。全球证券交易所一半的资金 都被存在近海岸的某个地区。
WILLIAM BRITTAIN-CATLIN 是位记者，也是位私家侦探，他很巧妙地把自己的这两个本领结合运用到了这部作品的创作中。他告诉我们逃脱避风港对当今全球金融也发展有多么重要，于是乎，我们窥视到了安然，帕玛拉公司秘密运作过程，国际贸易争端的原委，渗入进了有组织犯罪和恐怖主义网络的内部。我们认识到了这样一个让人揪心的事实，通过各种近海岸的秘密活动，资本主义和文明的核心价值观，即自由，已经危在旦夕了。
《近海岸经济》是自全球化运动出现以来近十年内以金钱和商业为主题的作品中最具挑性意义的作品之一。它赤裸裸地揭示了全球财富和权力背后黑暗的一面。
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About the Author/作者介绍： William Brittain-Catlin, born in 1966, has worked as a BBC producer and as an investigator for the corporate investigations firm Kroll Associates. He lives in London.
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