Governing international taxation : problems and challenges -- The dynamics of global governance -- Politics without conviction : the OECD's failed Harmful Tax Competition initiative -- The financial crisis and the politics of international tax cooperation -- The domestic politics of...

The financial crisis that engulfed global markets in 2008 created an acute need for improved international economic cooperation. This book focuses on international taxation and examines how the financial crisis prompted renewed attempts to enhance international tax transparency and confront tax...

The height of the economic and financial crisis is now well past, but its aftermath remains wide-ranging, with many OECD countries still some way from restoring strong and sustainable economic growth. Even before the Great Recession OECD economies faced a range of challenges, most notably from...

Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass Regierungen die Steuern nach nationalen Krisen erhöht haben. Der Effekt ist besonders groß bei Finanzkrisen und Naturkatastrophen, tritt vor allem im ersten Jahr nach der Krise auf und betrifft die Unternehmen-, Einkommen- und Umsatzsteuer. Die Erhöhung von...

The 2008 financial crisis is the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression of 1929. It has been characterised by a housing bubble in a context of rapid credit expansion, high risk-taking and exacerbated financial leverage, leading to deleveraging and credit crunch when the bubble burst....