Description
Vlcek demonstrates the vital importance of sovereignty for the post-colonial state and the role of offshore financial centres in the global political economy of the twenty-first century.This title announces small states as important actors in international society. It draws extensively on empirical data from Caribbean offshore financial centres. It analyzes the economic development contribution of offshore finance to small states, illustrating the Commonwealth as an international organization representing small states.One path towards development taken by a number of small jurisdictions is the establishment of an offshore financial centre. This text analyzes the actual economic contribution for several small Caribbean economies and the impact to continued operation arising from an international initiative for the exchange of taxpayer information.
