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Offshore finance centers have lifted a host of small countries from poverty and facilitated the growth of global financial capital has precipitated a number of crises. This interdisciplinary collection of essays explores the origins of the current situation from the perspectives of economics, geography, international law, and international politics. Whether focusing on such theoretical issues as the state as legal fiction and the concept of sovereignty or exploring case studies on specific tax havens - including Malaysia, Malta, and South Africa - these timely essays remind us that the challenges of the 1990s will accompany us into the twenty-first century. Offshore Finance Centers and Tax Havens is essential reading for business leaders, policymakers, and scholars in the fields of law, economics, and international relations.

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Author:   Mark P. Hampton (Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Portsmouth) ,  Jason P. Abbott (Lecturer in International Studies, Nottingham-Trent University)
Publisher:   Purdue University Press
Imprint:   Purdue University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.494kg
ISBN:  

9781557531650

ISBN 10:   155753165
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   01 May 1999
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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Jason P. Abbott is the coauthor of State Strategies in the Global Political Economy. Mark P. Hampton is the author of The Offshore Interface: Tax Havens in the Global Economy.

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