I liked this definition of capture of the state: The World Bank recommended that the Congress examine international cooperation against money-laundering to combat terrorism and
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FT.com / Companies / Banks – Deloitte chief reignites accounting debate. The debate on how to account for banking losses goes to the core of
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Public spending cuts: the economists’ letter speaks loud and says nothing | ToUChstone blog: A public policy blog from the TUC. Adam lent has also
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AFP: Swiss still back bank secrecy: poll. According to news reports: A majority of Swiss people remain in favour of retaining the country’s long-cherished tradition
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The FT Adviser notes: A tax on financial transactions would raise £100bn a year globally, according to a report by a coalition backing a crackdown
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The Press Association: Top firms consider moving abroad. According to the Press Association: Half of Britain’s top 30 firms have looked at shifting their tax
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The debate about financial transaction taxes has, at least in part, come to focus on who actually pays them. My research shows that this may
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Tax Research UK, along with the Trade Union Congress, Tax Justice Network, Christian Aid and the Task Force on Financial Integrity and Economic Development has
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There’s a letter in the Sunday Times this morning from 20 economists arguing for tougher deficit reduction measures with the focus on cuts in govt
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