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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790030803321

Titolo

Draining development? : : controlling flows of illicit funds from developing countries / / edited by Peter Reuter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , [2011?]

ISBN

1-283-49176-1

9786613491763

0-8213-8932-7

Descrizione fisica

pages cm

Altri autori (Persone)

ReuterPeter <1944->

Disciplina

364.1/33

Soggetti

Tax administration and procedure - Developing countries

Money laundering - Developing countries

Tax evasion - Developing countries

Transfer pricing - Taxation - Law and legislation - Developing countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. The political economy of illicit flows -- pt. 2. Illegal markets -- pt. 3. To what extent do corporations facilitate illicit flows? -- pt. 4. Policy interventions -- pt. 5. Conclusions and the path forward.

Sommario/riassunto

A growing concern among those interested in economic development is the realization that hundreds of billions of dollars are illicitly flowing out of developing countries to tax havens and other financial centers in the developed world. This volume assesses the dynamics of these flows, much of which is from corruption and tax evasion. What causes them, what are their consequences and how might they be controlled? The chapters by authors from a variety of backgrounds, including criminologists and practicing lawyers as well as economists, examine many dimensions of the phenomenon. For example,