Includes bibliographical references and index.

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 international tax cooperation in the United States and Switzerland -- Beyond the financial crisis : regime implementation and effectiveness.

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 havens. R. Eccleston is from the University of Tasmania.

This book focuses on international taxation and examines how the financial crisis prompted renewed attempts to enhance international tax transparency and confront tax havens. It highlights the complexity of international regime change and the significance of national and financial interests, international organizations, domestic politics and the emerging G20 leaders forum in this process.

Tertiary/Undergraduate, Postgraduate.