Justin Robertson, Michael Tyrala

The Uneven Offshore World (eBook, PDF)

Mauritius, India, and Africa in the Global Economy

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Robertson and Tyrala provides a theoretical and empirical analysis of emerging markets and the offshore economic system. An insightful study for scholars of international political economy.

---

Dieser Download kann aus rechtlichen Gründen nur mit Rechnungsadresse in A, B, BG, CY, CZ, D, DK, EW, E, FIN, F, GR, HR, H, IRL, I, LT, L, LR, M, NL, PL, P, R, S, SLO, SK ausgeliefert werden.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 196
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. März 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000547870
• Artikelnr.: 63648607

Autorenporträt

Justin Robertson is an associate professor in the Department of Asian and International Studies at the City University of Hong Kong. His most recent research explores the extent to which hedge funds, private equity funds, and offshore structures are materializing in emerging markets.

Michael Tyrala is a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute for Emerging Market Studies of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. His research focuses on the historical and contemporary trajectories of the global offshore economy and its evolving impact on the global capitalist system.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures



List of Tables



List of Boxes



List of Abbreviations

1 Introduction



Larger debates and research questions

Argument and significance

Case selection

Structure of the book



2 Analytical framework part one: World-systems analysis, global finance, and regional specialization in the global offshore economy



World-systems analysis

The rise of global finance

Regional hubs in a global world



3 Analytical framework part two: Growing resistance, new global standards, and the uneven nature of the offshore world



Accommodation and resistance at multiple levels

New global standards and the continuing role of national factors

The multiple hierarchies of the offshore world and consolidated survivor OFCs



4 A case study of the Mauritius-India offshore relationship



The origins of Mauritius as an OFC for India

The Vodafone case



The historical importance of economic factors



The historical importance of political factors

Explaining the reversal of the India-Mauritius policy



5 A case study of the Mauritius-Africa offshore relationship



Key historical points

The role of international factors

The role of domestic factors

The politics of contestation

Re-evaluating India's offshore change



6 The significance of the case studies for the political economies of India, Africa, and Mauritius



The significance of Indian developments

The significance of African developments

The significance of Mauritian developments

The potential of the African market

The potential of new financial industries

The potential of new entry points into the Indian market

Mauritius's comparative advantages

Arrested development and OFCs



7 Conclusion



Developments that would put into question the findings of the book

Future research questions



References



Index

---

List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Boxes
List of Abbreviations
1 Introduction
Larger debates and research questions
Argument and significance
Case selection
Structure of the book
2 Analytical framework part one: World-systems analysis, global finance,
and regional specialization in the global offshore economy
World-systems analysis
The rise of global finance
Regional hubs in a global world
3 Analytical framework part two: Growing resistance, new global standards,
and the uneven nature of the offshore world
Accommodation and resistance at multiple levels
New global standards and the continuing role of national factors
The multiple hierarchies of the offshore world and consolidated survivor
OFCs
4 A case study of the Mauritius-India offshore relationship
The origins of Mauritius as an OFC for India
The Vodafone case
The historical importance of economic factors
The historical importance of political factors
Explaining the reversal of the India-Mauritius policy
5 A case study of the Mauritius-Africa offshore relationship
Key historical points
The role of international factors
The role of domestic factors
The politics of contestation
Re-evaluating India's offshore change
6 The significance of the case studies for the political economies of
India, Africa, and Mauritius
The significance of Indian developments
The significance of African developments
The significance of Mauritian developments
The potential of the African market
The potential of new financial industries
The potential of new entry points into the Indian market
Mauritius's comparative advantages
Arrested development and OFCs
7 Conclusion
Developments that would put into question the findings of the book
Future research questions
References
Index