The sink

"In the globalized 21st century, where organized criminals and international terrorists reign as the most powerful special-interest group, money laundering has grown from a niche white-collar crime into an industry that reaches deep into legitimate business and government." "In this expose, the first thorough discussion of the dark heart of global capitalism, Robinson follows a trail of dirty money as it moves from the streets of Manchester and Karachi, Chicago and Dubai, via the Channel Islands, to the beaches of Antigua, the Caymans and the Pacific. It is a path that leads ultimately to the dealing rooms of New York, the vaults of Zurich and the plushest boardrooms of the City of London." "Dirty money drives much of the world's economy, but who exactly are the people behind its shadowy operations? Robinson lifts the lid on those who have created, and sustained, this world of window-dressing regulations. It is a world where the criminal, terrorist and corporate giant live side by side, beyond the reach of the law, growing into forms of weightless, invisible power."--BOOK JACKET.