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]
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]
Shaxson, Nicholas (11 October 2018). The Finance Curse: How Global Finance Is Making Us All Poorer. Bodley Head. ISBN978-1-84792-538-1.
Shaxson, Nicholas (1 January 2014). Le isole del tesoro. Viaggio nei paradisi fiscali dove è nascosto il tesoro della globalizzazione. Feltrinelli. ISBN978-8807883590.