Every year a staggering number of unidentified shell corporations succeed in hiding perpetrators of terrorist financing‎,‎ corruption and illegal arms trades‎,‎ but the degree to which firms flout global identification standards remains unknown‎.‎ Adopting a unique‎,‎ experimental methodology‎,‎ Global Shell Games attempts to unveil the sordid world of anonymous shell corporations‎.‎ Posing as twenty‎-one different international consultants‎,‎ the authors approached nearly 4‎,‎000 services in over 180 countries to discover just how easy it is to form an untraceable company‎.‎ Combining rigorous quantitative analysis‎,‎ qualitative investigation of responses and lurid news reports‎,‎ this book makes a significant research contribution to compliance with international law and international crime and terrorism whilst offering a novel‎,‎ new approach to the field of political science research‎.‎ Global Shell Games is an invaluable resource for scholars of international relations‎,‎ and a fascinating‎,‎ accessible read for anyone interested in learning about worldwide criminal practice in corporate finance‎.‎