Treasure Islands - Nicholas Shaxson [166]
Great Depression, 31, 35, 52, 54–5, 63, 70, 108, 130, 169, 240n17
The Greatest Trust in the World (Armour), 36
Greenberger, Michael, 68
Greenspan, Alan, 107
G20, 30, 106, 168–9, 215, 223
Guernsey (British Crown Dependency), 17, 27, 69, 79, 87, 103, 205, 235n19
Gurría, Angel, 168
Halliburton, 17, 235n17
Harper’s magazine, 255n18
Harvard Club, 9
Hayward, Nathan, 194–5
Hayek, Friedrich, 59
Healey, Dennis, 25, 245n24
Helms, Jesse, 160–1
Helmsley, Leona, 7
Henry, Jim, 140–2
Heritage Foundation, 150–1
Heys, John, 189
Hezbollah, 178
Hitler, Adolf, 50, 98, 113, 156, 188
Hodge, Sir Julian, 184
Hoffman, Michael, 58
Hogan, Paul, 33
Honduras, 13–15
Hong Kong, 18–19, 27–8, 74, 85, 88, 97, 105–6, 111, 121, 133, 147, 158, 162, 244n71, 245n30, 251n36
Hoover, Herbert, 36
Hopkins, A. G., 66
Hopkins, Harry, 54
Hot Money (Naylor), 97–8, 115
Houthakker, Hendrik, 83
HSBC, 63, 148
Hu Jintao, 106
Hudson, Michael, 107–10, 114, 116, 118, 142–3, 246n3, 251n33
Hulland, W. G., 89
Hummler, Konrad, 203
Hussein, Saddam, 131
income tax, 155, 162–3
India, 12, 16, 20, 27, 54, 56, 65, 99, 105, 127, 133, 147–8, 169, 184, 209, 217, 223
Indonesia, 58–9, 106, 121
inequality, 52, 60, 131, 162–4, 190
inheritance rules 6, 11, 122–3
Inland Revenue (England), 45, 47, 104
inquisitorial legal system (French), 2
Interest Equalization Tax, 75, 79–80, 246n10
interest rates, 52, 56, 63, 65, 82, 98, 116, 193–4, 197, 199–200, 240n16,17, 244n66, 255n18
International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), 222, 257n1
International Banking Development Act (1983), 200
international banking facility (IBFs), 114–15, 118–19, 200
International Chamber of Commerce, 42
International Monetary Fund (IMF), 56, 58, 60, 68, 122, 141, 143–4, 155–6, 188, 211, 215–16, 233n2, 235n15,22, 237n44, 240n22, 241n17, 250n22,26, 252n16, 256n37
Investors Overseas Services (IOS), 96–8
investment banking, 67
Iran, 69, 111, 133, 178, 183
Iraq war (2003–present), 84
Ireland, 14, 17, 19, 26, 73, 88, 92, 192, 212–13, 234n12, 236n25, 256n41,42
islands, 17, 24, 182, 185–91
Isle of Man (British Crown Dependency), 14, 17, 38, 69, 79, 88, 103, 147–8, 192, 205, 235n19
Israel, 14, 65, 137–8, 249n17
Japan, 22, 69, 108, 115, 141, 147, 209
Jersey (British crown dependency), 3, 4, 9–10, 14, 17, 19, 24, 26, 44, 46, 69, 74, 79, 87, 103–5, 116, 146–8, 150, 168, 182–92, 201–12, 228, 235n19, 254n10, 256n33
Jersey Bankers’ Association, 104–5
Jersey Finance, 105, 168, 186–7, 209
Jeune, Reg, 207
Johnston, David Cay, 113, 163, 204, 252n22
Joly, Eva, 2–5, 8, 28, 70
JP Morgan, 103, 196–7
Junkanoo cultural celebrations (Bahamas), 172
Kennedy, John F., 20, 75, 79, 110, 246n10,12
Kenton, Glenn, 195–6, 198
Kenya, 97, 145, 183
Keogh, James, 81
Kerry, John, 132, 135
Keynes, John Maynard, 49–61, 63, 67, 82, 110, 218–19, 221
and capital controls, 56–61
on German war reparations, 50
Khun Sa, 133
Kim Jong-Il, 17, 131, 156
Kirkby, Robert, 209
Knapp, Frank, 15
Knightley, Philip, 35, 42, 47
Korshak, Sidney, 113
KPMG, 25, 33, 71, 202, 209, 238n52
Krall, Beth, 171–7
Krugman, Paul, 61
Kynaston, David, 65, 82, 244n72
Labour Party, 73
laddering, 27–8
Lanchester, John, 7
land value taxation, 224–5
Lansky, Meyer, 88–90, 97–8, 111, 113
Laos, 97, 133
Latin America, 9, 14, 21–2, 27, 82, 91–3, 97, 99, 103, 110–11, 120, 133, 142–3, 172–3, 177
League of Nations, 415
Lecasble, Valerie, 4
Lehman Brothers, 67–8, 132, 218, 236n27
Leigh-Pemberton, Robin, 136
Lend-Lease Act (1941), 54–5
lending, 76–8
Levin, Carl, 14, 21, 122, 156, 162, 168, 173, 226, 236n29, 247n27, 254n11
Lewis, Michael, 82
Liechtenstein, 4, 88, 99, 146, 223, 225, 236n23
Liberia, 23, 208
libertarianism, 101, 150–1, 154, 159, 184–5
Libreville, Gabon, 1–5, 8–9
limited liability corporation (LLC), 121–2, 202–4, 235n17
limited liability partnership (LLP), 202–9
Lloyds Bank, 64, 69–70
loan-back technique, 88
lobbyists, 9, 30, 58, 70, 73–4, 83, 85, 107, 110, 112, 114, 122, 148, 161–2, 170, 189–90, 197, 209, 240n17
Lodge, Henry Cabot, 58
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