by Douglas R. Casey
ISBN: 0896960498
Book Description: Everest House Publishers, New York, 1979. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Softcover, White printed wrappers with green title to cover and spine, trade paperback, originally published in 1978 as "The International Man,"
Book Condition: Good, covers rubbed and light soil, corners bumped, general shelfwear, internally very clean, no marks to end papers or pages, No dust jacket.
Contents: Acknowledgments, Preface (by Harry Browne), Foreward (by Harry D. Schultz), Chapter 1: Introduction, Chapter 2: How to Use This Book, Chapter 3: Your Personal Freedom Around the World, Section 1. Freedom in the World Today, Section 2. Passports, Section 3. Citizenship, Section 4. Visas, Section 5. Extradition, Deportation and Asylum, Chapter 4: Your Financial Opportunity Around the World, Section 1. International Real Estate, Section 2. Money Banking and Foreign Exchange, Section 3. Business Abroad, Section 4. Working Abroad, Section 5. Taxes, Section 6. Welfare, Chapter 5: Serious Countries, Australia: Kangaroos and cheap land, Brazil: Money to be made if you don't rock the boat, Canada: Lots of Space, Frenchmen and socialism, New Zealand: A pleasant pastoral, South Africa: Free enterprise and race war. Chapter 6: Europe, Belgium: Quiet, clean, but somewhat faceless, Great Britain: The sun sets, Ireland: Holy war, cheap land, high taxes, The Mediterranean: Easy Living, Greece: A beautiful, inexpensive retirement haven, Italy: Tax evasion as a national sport, Portugal: Bargain real estate, Spain: A real estate boom, Monaco: Playboy's delight, Netherlands: Lively, cultured, Scandinavia and Socialism: The complete welfare state, West Germany: The most dynamic economy in Europe, Chapter 7: Special Situations, Andorra: A country without taxes, Argentina: Rampant inflation, The Bahamas: A Caribbean delight, The Channel Isles: Jersey, Guernesey, Alderney and Sark: Tax haven for Englishmen, Costa Rica: Quiet, Rural, Israel: How to make a profit in armageddon, Puerto Rico: tax-subsidized straw hats, Rhodesia: A republic if they keep it that way, Switzerland: A great place to live if you can get in. Uruguay: Nowhere to go but up, Chapter 8: The Third and Fourth World, Opportunity in the Primitive World, Afghanistan: Wolves and sand, Black Africa, Ivory Coast: An Island of capitalism in an ocean of collectivism, Liberia: A good place for super tankers, Elsewhere in Africa, Burma: Poverty and xenophobia, French Guiana: Famous for Devil's Island, insects and disease, Honduras: A case study for citizenship laws, India: The worst of two worlds, Iran: There's financial opportunity in the new Persian Empire, but watch out for the secret police, Kuwait: The hereditary emirate of sand and oil, Mauritius: The ancestral home of the Dodo, Saudi Arabia: Money welcomed, playboy banned, Sri Lanka: Looks nice from 10,000 up, Taiwan: Lots of investment opportunities; no free speech, Chapter 9: Conclusion: A World of Opportunity, Chapter 10: International Man's Directory, Section 1. International Communications, 2. Brokers, Organizations and Publications, 3. Bibliography, Appendices, Index. -- 133 Pages. Great reference book on the international investment climate in the last 1970's.
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