Secrecy and Consensus: The Governmentality of an Offshore Financial Center in Europe
Inspired by Michel Foucault's interrogation of the practices, logic, and technologies of governance – which form what he calls "governmentality" – this dissertation argues that Luxembourg's banking-secrecy laws and domestic political consensus have led to the dramatic growth of the country's offshore financial center since the 1960s. Secrecy and consensus – central aspects of what I formulate as "offshore governmentality" – characterize the strategies of Luxembourg's state and finance elites as they develop new markets, navigate changing political circumstances, and mitigate risks posed to the... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | etd |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2018 |
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eScholarship
University of California |
Schlagwörter: | Cultural anthropology / Sociology / Art Finance / Banking / Governmentality / Luxembourg / Offshore / Secrecy |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26739408 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://escholarship.org/uc/item/90w1h97s |