Tax havens : how globalization really works /

From the Cayman Islands and the Isle of Man to the Principality of Liechtenstein and the state of Delaware, tax havens offer lower tax rates, less stringent regulations and enforcement, and promises of strict secrecy to individuals and corporations alike. In recent years government regulators, hopin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Palan, Ronen, 1957-
Other Authors: Chavagneux, Christian, Murphy, Richard, 1958-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 2010
Series:Cornell paperbacks
Cornell studies in money
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Table of Contents:
  • What is a tax haven?
  • Tax havens : vital statistics
  • The instruments of tax havens
  • Origins of the tax havens
  • The British Empire strikes back
  • Tax havens and the developed world
  • Issues in development
  • Signs of discontent
  • Institutional attacks on tax havens
  • Tax havens in the twenty-first century