TY - BOOK AU - McKee,David L. AU - Garner,Don E. AU - McKee,Yosra AbuAmara TI - Offshore financial centers, accounting services, and the global economy SN - 1567203108 : AV - HF5686.I56 M384 2000 PY - 2000/// CY - Westport, Conn. PB - Quorum Books KW - International business enterprises KW - Accounting KW - International finance N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-209) and index; 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 Environments in the Caribbean and the North Atlantic -- The Climate for Accounting and Business Services in Selected European Centers -- Accounting and Business Environments 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 N2 - 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 ER -