The hidden trillions: secrecy, corruption, and the offshore interface

This paper considers the role of secrecy jurisdictions in creating a supply-side stimulus for corrupt practices and explores the use of the newly created Financial Secrecy Index as a tool for assessing and ranking such jurisdictions. Secrecy jurisdictions are a prominent feature of international fin...

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Main Author: Christensen, John (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2012
In: Crime, law and social change
Year: 2012, Volume: 57, Issue: 3, Pages: 325-343
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Corrupt Practice
Corruption Perception Index
Financial Action Task Force
Financial Intermediary
Money Laundering

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