Tax havens are a key contributing factor to why poverty around the world persists today. Tax havens have a central position in the international economy, as over 50 % of global trade is conducted through them. Since the 1960s tax havens have been, and continue to be, an essential mechanism in almost every important economic event and in every financial crisis and scandal. Tax havens are about more than just tax, they are about escape - escape from creditors, criminal laws, financial regulation, tax, - and above all, tax havens are about escape from democratic accountability and scrutiny. The...