{"title":"Brooke Harrington","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiscover the insightful works of \u003cstrong\u003eBrooke Harrington\u003c\/strong\u003e, a distinguished author known for her deep dives into the intricate world of finance and global wealth management. Her contributions to the fields of \u003cem\u003eFinance \u0026amp; Investment\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEducation \u0026amp; Reference\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eScience \u0026amp; Nature\u003c\/em\u003e offer readers a profound understanding of complex economic systems and their societal impacts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHarrington's acclaimed book, \u003cstrong\u003eCapital without Borders\u003c\/strong\u003e, unveils the hidden roles of wealth managers and the global elite, providing a rare glimpse into the mechanisms of capital movement across international borders. 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From playboy billionaires avoiding taxes on private islands to Russian oligarchs sailing away from sanctions on their superyachts, the ultra-rich seem to live in a different world from the rest of us. That world is called offshore. Hidden from view, the world's ultra-rich can use offshore finance to escape tax obligations, labour and environmental safety regulations, campaign finance rules, and other laws that get in their way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eOffshore: Stealth Wealth and the New Colonialism\u003c\/em\u003e, sociologist Brooke Harrington reveals how this system works, as well as how it degrades democracy, the economy, and the public goods on which we all depend. Harrington spent eight years infiltrating this secretive world by training as a wealth manager, travelling from glossy European and North American capitals to developing countries in South America and Africa, to islands in the Indian Ocean, Caribbean, and South Pacific regions. Through interviews with dozens of wealth managers in nineteen countries, Harrington uncovered how this global network of offshore financial centres arose from the remnants of colonialism and has created a new, hidden imperial class.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis engrossing deep dive reveals what offshore finance costs all of us, and how it has colonised the world—not on behalf of any one country, but to benefit a largely invisible empire of a few thousand billionaires, who help themselves to the best society has to offer while sticking us with the bill. As politicians struggle to address the deepening economic and political inequality destabilising the world, Harrington's exposé of the offshore system is a vital resource for understanding the most pressing crises of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46796525469932,"sku":"9781324064947","price":41.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/11333863482659.jpg?v=1757098833"},{"product_id":"offshore-by-brooke-harrington-9781324110323","title":"Offshore","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow do the rich keep getting richer while dodging the long arm of the law? From playboy billionaires avoiding taxes on private islands to Russian oligarchs sailing away from sanctions on their superyachts, the ultra-rich seem to live in a different world from the rest of us. 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Harrington offers profound insights into the world of the professional people who dedicate their lives to meeting the perceived needs of the world's ultra-wealthy.\" \u003cbr\u003e-\u003cem\u003eTimes Higher Education\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHow do the ultra-rich keep getting richer, despite taxes on income, capital gains, property, and inheritance? \u003cem\u003eCapital without Borders\u003c\/em\u003e tackles this tantalizing question through a groundbreaking multi-year investigation of the men and women who specialise in protecting the fortunes of the world's richest people. Brooke Harrington followed the money to the eighteen most popular tax havens in the world, interviewing wealth managers to understand how they help their high-net-worth clients dodge taxes, creditors, and disgruntled heirs—all while staying just within the letter of the law. 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