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020 _a9789517690812
022 _a1456-1360
082 _a332.45
_bPAT
100 _aPatomäki, Heikki
245 0 _aTobin tax
_bhow to make it real : towards a socially responsible and democratic system of global governance : project report
260 _aHelsinki
_bFinnish Institute of International Affairs
_c1999
300 _avi, 107p.
_c30*21 cm
440 _aUPI working papers (1999).
490 _vNo. 13
504 _a1. Introduction 2.Tobins original proposal in an intellectual and political context 2.1 The argument 2.2 Strong opposition by central banks and economists 3. Growing support for Tobins proposal in the 1990's 3.1 The endless sream of financial crises with painful real economy consequences 3.2 The 1990's revival of the Tobin tax 4. Problems of establishing and implementing the currency transactions tax 4.1 The problem of tax evasion: financial and locational substitutes 4.1.1 A low global tax 4.1.2 A high global tax 4.1.3 A low, non-universal tax 4.1.4 A high, non- universal tax 4.2 Is the Tobin tax efficient? 4.3 Lack of political will: the US, the UK and the Washington consensus as the problem 4.4 The emergence of political will: Europe or the hard-hits ? 4.4.1 Will the euro- EU take the lead? 4.4.2 Could the progressivists and the hard-hits initiate the first phase? 4.4.3 First steps to be taken 4.5 Conclusion 5 Global political issues of the Tobin tax 5.1 Sovereign states and global taxation 5.2 The role of the international monetary fund 5.3 The Tobin tax organisation 5.4 Towards the second phase: Economic security council or ECOSOC as the parent organisation? 5.4.1 The economic security council of the UN 5.4.2 The Economic and social council (ECPSPC) 5.4.3 The TTO as the Focal point of the UN system? 6. Conclusion : Realism Re-Assessed 7. Academic references 8. other refernces
650 _a Globalization.
650 _a Tobin tax
650 _aForeign exchange futures -- Taxation.
700 _aKatarinaSehm-Patomäki, Katarina Sehm-Patomäki
_eCo-author
942 _cRP
999 _c4494
_d4494