Send us a textJoin Professor Jeffrey Sachs and Casey Michel, journalist and author of “American Kleptocracy: How the U.S. Created the World’s Greatest Money Laundering Scheme in History.” In his debut book, Michel offers a deep investigation into how the US built the largest illicit offshore finance system the world has ever known.Together, they examine just how the US implosion into a center of global offshoring took place, what that means for the rest of the world, and its vast implications for those who seek to preserve open societies and the rule of law.The Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs is brought to you by the SDG Academy, the flagship education initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Learn more and get involved at bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org.Footnotes:KleptocracyMoney Laundering OffshoringUS as a Tax HavenPandora Papers Panama PapersPerpetuity South Dakota is Turning Into a Tax-haven for the Global EliteShell Corporations White Collar Crime USA Patriot ActSenator Carl LevinInternational Revenue Service (IRS) How Delaware Became the World’s Biggest Offshore HavenLoopholes for KleptocratsThe Great American Tax Haven: Why the Super-rich Love South DakotaDynasty Trust⭐️ Thank you for listening!➡️ Sign up for the newsletter: https://bit.ly/subscribeBCJS➡️ Website: bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org 🎉 Don't forget to subscribe and share your favorite episode with your friends! 📣 Leave a rating and tell us what you thought about this episode!

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