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American Kleptocracy by Casey Michel

American Kleptocracy

By Casey Michel

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About American Kleptocracy

Casey Michel investigates the American institutions that help illicit wealth move, hide, and acquire respectability. His reporting follows financial secrecy through shell companies and professional services, showing how domestic rules can support corruption far beyond national borders.

Why I include it

I include this to bring the offshore-finance discussion closer to home and examine the institutions that make hidden wealth possible.

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Corruption & Global Finance

Turns the lens toward US shell companies and the domestic infrastructure that receives illicit foreign wealth.

What to look for while reading

Which evidence supports the author's argument, and how does this account change the questions you bring to the other books in this section?

Perspective & context

I bring these books together to compare perspectives and develop judgment. No single author has the final word.

Key themes

  • Corruption & Global Finance

Praise & Reviews

“Fluid, coherent and entertaining.”
— The Economist

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