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The role of offshore in the international economy Goldman, Ian
Abstract
Offshore jurisdictions attempt to attract foreign capital to themselves by having lower financial regulatory requirements than other jurisdictions. By examining the literature and the latest data on financial flows, the thesis attempts to identify the sources of the powerful systematic causes and effects of Offshore. It does this by disaggregating elements of Offshore that are normally conflated. An eclectic theory based on elements of liberal international theory and world-system structuralism is constructed in order to clarify the role of Offshore in the international economy. The conclusions are that Offshore is an integral part of the current global economic system; that further research may reveal that Offshore serves hegemonic interests; that regulatory competition is likely to remain a part of the international economy for the foreseeable future; and that, by finding common interests among hegemons and others, the invidious Offshore element of secrecy has a serious chance of being curtailed so that systematic stability can be increased.
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The role of offshore in the international economy
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University of British Columbia
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| Date Issued |
1999
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| Description |
Offshore jurisdictions attempt to attract foreign capital to themselves by
having lower financial regulatory requirements than other jurisdictions. By
examining the literature and the latest data on financial flows, the thesis
attempts to identify the sources of the powerful systematic causes and effects of
Offshore. It does this by disaggregating elements of Offshore that are normally
conflated. An eclectic theory based on elements of liberal international theory
and world-system structuralism is constructed in order to clarify the role of
Offshore in the international economy.
The conclusions are that Offshore is an integral part of the current global
economic system; that further research may reveal that Offshore serves
hegemonic interests; that regulatory competition is likely to remain a part of the
international economy for the foreseeable future; and that, by finding common
interests among hegemons and others, the invidious Offshore element of
secrecy has a serious chance of being curtailed so that systematic stability can
be increased.
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eng
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| Date Available |
2009-07-06
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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use.
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| DOI |
10.14288/1.0089396
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University of British Columbia
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| Graduation Date |
2000-05
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| Scholarly Level |
Graduate
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