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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809524903321

Autore

Palan Ronen <1957->

Titolo

Tax havens : how globalization really works / / Ronen Palan, Richard Murphy, and Christian Chavagneux

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ithaca, N.Y., : Cornell University Press, 2010

ISBN

0-8014-6855-8

0-8014-6856-6

1-322-50543-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (281 p.)

Collana

Cornell Studies in Money

Cornell studies in money

Cornell paperbacks

Altri autori (Persone)

MurphyRichard <1958->

ChavagneuxChristian

Disciplina

336.2/06

Soggetti

Tax havens

Tax evasion

International finance

Globalization

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

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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, hoping to remedy economic crisis by diverting capital from hidden channels back into taxable view, have undertaken sustained and serious efforts to force tax havens into compliance.In Tax Havens, Ronen Palan, Richard Murphy, and Christian Chavagneux provide an up-to-date evaluation of the role and function of tax havens in the global financial system-their history, inner workings, impact,



extent, and enforcement. They make clear that while, individually, tax havens may appear insignificant, together they have a major impact on the global economy. Holding up to