Offshore Financial Centers, Accounting Services and the Global Economy » (1st Edition)

DAVID L. MCKEE is Professor of Economics in the Graduate School of Management of Kent State University, where he specializes in development economics and economic change.

DON E. GARNER is Professor and former Chair of the Department of Accounting at California State University, Stanislaus. He is a certified public accountant and a certified internal auditor as well as a specialist in auditing and accounting.

YOSRA ABUAMARA MCKEE is an adjunct faculty member in Economics at Kent State University.

Investigates the role of accounting firms in offshore financial centers that expands our understanding of the effects of the major accounting firms on the global economy.

Introduction

The General Frame of Reference

The Role of Offshore Financial Centers

The Centers, International Services, and the Accounting Firms

Offshore Financial Centers and the Accounting Firms in a Global Perspective

Offshore Financial Centers and the Major Accounting Firms in Regional Contexts

The Firms in Selected Caribbean and North Atlantic Centers

The Firms in Selected European Centers

The Firms in Offshore Centers in the Persian Gulf, the Indian Ocean and the Far East

Institutional Parameters for Accounting Practice

Accounting and Business Environment in the Caribbean and the North Atlantic

The Climate for Accounting and Business Services in Selected European Centers

Accounting and Business Environment in the Persian Gulf, the Indian Ocean and the Far East

Implications For Growth and Change

Offshore Financial Centers, Accounting Services and the Global Economy

Some Final Reflections

Bibliography

Index