1st Edition
The Uneven Offshore World Mauritius, India, and Africa in the Global Economy
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Boxes
List of Abbreviations
1 Introduction
Larger debates and research questions
Argument and significance
Case selection
Structure of the book
2 Analytical framework part one: World-systems analysis, global finance, and regional specialization in the global offshore economy
World-systems analysis
The rise of global finance
Regional hubs in a global world
3 Analytical framework part two: Growing resistance, new global standards, and the uneven nature of the offshore world
Accommodation and resistance at multiple levels
New global standards and the continuing role of national factors
The multiple hierarchies of the offshore world and consolidated survivor OFCs
4 A case study of the Mauritius–India offshore relationship
The origins of Mauritius as an OFC for India
The Vodafone case
The historical importance of economic factors
The historical importance of political factors
Explaining the reversal of the India–Mauritius policy
5 A case study of the Mauritius–Africa offshore relationship
Key historical points
The role of international factors
The role of domestic factors
The politics of contestation
Re-evaluating India’s offshore change
6 The significance of the case studies for the political economies of India, Africa, and Mauritius
The significance of Indian developments
The significance of African developments
The significance of Mauritian developments
The potential of the African market
The potential of new financial industries
The potential of new entry points into the Indian market
Mauritius’s comparative advantages
Arrested development and OFCs
7 Conclusion
Developments that would put into question the findings of the book
Future research questions
References
Index
Biography
Justin Robertson is an associate professor in the Department of Asian and International Studies at the City University of Hong Kong. His most recent research explores the extent to which hedge funds, private equity funds, and offshore structures are materializing in emerging markets.
Michael Tyrala is a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute for Emerging Market Studies of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. His research focuses on the historical and contemporary trajectories of the global offshore economy and its evolving impact on the global capitalist system.
