The trends the world over show nations are becoming more and more stiff in their attitude towards one another. And domestic interest groups are turning averse to international engagement. The result is primitive accumulation in sophisticated form and a paranoia expressing itself in a fascist garb, with the state, in eastern societies, being their handmaiden. Uddalok Bhattacharya sums up
Advanced economies, by and large, have not taken steps to avoid tax havens, says Parthasarathi Shome. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development does not directly address the issue, either.
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