Global Shell Games Experiments in Transnational Relations, Crime, and Terrorism

Global Shell GamesExperiments in Transnational Relations, Crime, and Terrorism\nAuthor(s): Michael G. Findley, Daniel L. Nielson, J. C. Sharman\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781107043145, 978-1107043145\nSynopsis\nEvery year a staggering number of unidentified shell corporations succeed in hiding perpetrators of terrorist financing, corruption and illegal arms trades, but the degree to which firms flout global identification standards remains unknown. Adopting a unique, experimental methodology, Global Shell Games attempts to unveil the sordid world of anonymous shell corporations. Posing as twenty-one different international consultants, the authors approached nearly 4,000 services in over 180 countries to discover just how easy it is to form an untraceable company. Combining rigorous quantitative analysis, qualitative investigation of responses and lurid news reports, this book makes a signif.