Nicholas Shaxson

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Nicholas Shaxson
Nicholas Shaxson at Dark Havens, Disruption Network Lab, 2019-04-06 (CC Maria Silvano).jpg
Nicholas Shaxson at the Disruption Network Lab in 2019
Born1966 (age 59–60)
Malawi
OccupationAuthor
NationalityBritish
Notable worksPoisoned Wells, Treasure Islands , The Finance Curse

Nicholas Shaxson (born 1966) is a British author, journalist, investigator and social entrepreneur. [1] [2] He is best known for his investigative books Poisoned Wells (2007, about oil and politics in west Africa), Treasure Islands (2011, about tax havens), and The Finance Curse (2018, about the perils of oversized financial sectors.) [3] [4] His books have been translated into 12 languages. He is also a Technology and Human Rights Fellow at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy Harvard Kennedy School for 2025-26. [5]

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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 , [6] the Economist Intelligence Unit , [7] Foreign Affairs , [8] American Interest , [9] and others. [1] [10]

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]

In 2021 he co-founded the Balanced Economy Project, Europe’s first general purpose anti-monopoly organisation since the 2000s. [15] He left in 2024 to write a book on monopolies and market power. [5]

Shaxson currently lives with his partner and their two children in Berlin. [16]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Nicholas Shaxson". gresham.ac.uk.
  2. ↑ "Results for 'nicholas shaxson' [WorldCat.org]". worldcat.org.
  3. ↑ "Nicholas Shaxson".
  4. ↑ "Nicholas Shaxson". The Guardian.
  5. 1 2 "Nicholas Shaxson". Harvard Kennedy School. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  6. ↑ Shaxson, Nicholas (August 2016). "The Great Trump Tax Mysteries: Is He Hiding Loopholes, Errors, or Something MoreE Serious?". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "The notion that the City needs to shrink is gathering momentum". The Economist. 11 October 2018.
  8. ↑ "Nicholas Shaxson". 13 February 2018.
  9. ↑ Shaxson, Nicholas (19 March 2014). "The Much-Too-Special Relationship".
  10. ↑ The Author: Nicholas Shaxson, treasureislands.org, 19 November 2010
  11. ↑ N, Shaxson (3 July 2008). Poisoned Wells: The Dirty Politics of African Oil (Reprint ed.). New York: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN   978-0-230-60532-9.
  12. ↑ "Nicholas Shaxson to lead new anti-monopoly organisation". Tax Justice Network. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  13. ↑ Shaxson, Nicholas (2011). Treasure Islands. UK: Vintage. ISBN   9780099541721.
  14. ↑ Bullough, Oliver (23 October 2018). "The Finance Curse: How Global Finance Is Making Us All Poorer – review". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  15. ↑ Mansour, Mark Bou (19 May 2023). "Nicholas Shaxson to lead new anti-monopoly organisation". Tax Justice Network.
  16. ↑ How to Write About Tax Havens and the Super-Rich: An Interview with Nicholas Shaxson, blog.longreads.com, 12 February 2014
  17. ↑ Alison Flood (6 March 2012). "New prize for radical writing announces shortlist". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  18. ↑ "Silurians Celebrate The Best" (PDF). Silurian News. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
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