{"product_id":"the-shepherds-of-inequality-dawn-pretorius-9781669848455","title":"The Shepherds of Inequality: And the Futility of Our Efforts to Stop Them","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Shepherds of Inequality and the Futility of Our Efforts to Stop Them\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e provides the reader with well-researched information on money-laundering cases that made news in the years from 2017 to 2022. From trafficking people, donkeys, and sand, to ingenious bankers, people in power, and the very rich, a picture emerges of what must be the biggest industry in the world, because ongoing opportunities exist everywhere for anybody.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe world response known as anti-money-laundering legislation is traced to its origin and the measures being taken to combat this scourge. Her findings reveal a bureaucracy of compliance initiatives that cost financial services a lot of money with relatively little success, although well intended. The reasons, the author contends, are that much of the laws relating to tax application, company structures, offshore tax havens, justice systems protecting heads of state, the variety and ease with which money and cryptocurrencies can be moved, and the culture of greed have led to global inequality and undernourished economies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe world is on the wrong path to minimize money laundering.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dawn Pretorius\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1669848450\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781669848455\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Xlibris Us\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/03\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 366\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.82d","brand":"Dawn Pretorius","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44069971525887,"sku":"9781669848455","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_243a1428-b0f1-4534-bb84-5ec3f11b320b.jpg?v=1685427587","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-shepherds-of-inequality-dawn-pretorius-9781669848455","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}