Offshore Finance Centers and Tax Havens The Rise of Global Capital |
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| Author:
| Hampton, Mark
Abbott, Jason |
| ISBN: | 978-1-55753-165-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1999 |
| Publisher: | Purdue University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $48.95 |
Book Description:
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Offshore finance centers have lifted a host of smallcountries from poverty and facilitated the growth of global financial capitalhas precipitated a number of crises. This interdisciplinary collection ofessays explores the origins of the current situation from the perspectives ofeconomics, geography, international law, and international politics. Whetherfocusing on such theoretical issues as the state as legal fiction and theconcept of sovereignty or exploring case studies on...
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Offshore finance centers have lifted a host of smallcountries from poverty and facilitated the growth of global financial capitalhas precipitated a number of crises. This interdisciplinary collection ofessays explores the origins of the current situation from the perspectives ofeconomics, geography, international law, and international politics. Whetherfocusing on such theoretical issues as the state as legal fiction and theconcept of sovereignty or exploring case studies on specific tax havens -including Malaysia, Malta, and South Africa - these timely essays remind usthat the challenges of the 1990s will accompany us into the twenty-firstcentury. Offshore Finance Centers and Tax Havens is essential reading forbusiness leaders, policymakers, and scholars in the fields of law, economics,and international relations.