Christopher M. Bruner is Professor of Law at the University of Georgia School of Law. His teaching and scholarship focus on a range of corporate and transactional subjects, including Corporations, Corporate Finance, Deals and Comparative Corporate Law. He conducted comparative research as a visitor to the law faculties of the University of Cambridge, the University of Hong Kong, the University of Leeds, the University of Sydney, the University of Toronto, and the National University of Singapore. He is the author of Corporate Governance in the Common-Law World: The Political Foundations of Shareholder Power (2013), and his articles have appeared in a variety of law and policy journals. He received his A.B., M.Phil., and J.D. from the University of Michigan, the University of Oxford, and Harvard Law School, respectively.

• List of Figures Preface PART I: SMALL JURISDICTIONS IN CROSS-BORDER FINANCE Chapter 1: Introduction and Overview Chapter 2: Conceptualizing the Role of Small JurisdictionsA. Whither Globalization?B. Theorizing Small Jurisdictions i. Tax Havens ii. Offshore Financial Centers iii. Micro-States and Global Cities iv. English Legal OriginsC. Capital Mobility and Regulatory Competition PART II: MARKET-DOMINANT SMALL JURISDICTIONS (MDSJs) Chapter 3: What Is an MDSJ?A. An Ideal TypeB. Comparative Methods Chapter 4: BermudaA. Bridging the AtlanticB. (Re)Insurance and "Captives" Chapter 5: DubaiA. The Cross-Roads of Europe, Africa, and AsiaB. Islamic Finance Chapter 6: SingaporeA. East Meets WestB. Wealth Management Chapter 7: Hong KongA. The Gateway to ChinaB. Mainland Finance Chapter 8: SwitzerlandA. At the Heart of EuropeB. Cross-Border Banking Chapter 9: DelawareA. Mediating Financial and Political PowerB. Business Entity Registration PART III: MDSJs AND OTHER FINANCIAL CENTERS Chapter 10: Failed Small Jurisdictions and Successful Large JurisdictionsA. Revisiting the Ideal TypeB. Failed Small JurisdictionsC. Successful Large Jurisdictions Chapter 11: Conclusions Index

Christopher Bruner's Re-Imagining Offshore Finance: Market-Dominant Small Jurisdictions in a Globalizing Financial World is a significant contribution to the literature that should become required reading for both consumers and producers of knowledge concerning the regulation of global financial transactions.... Bruner's work provides a compelling account challenging the all-too-popular scholarly view that conceptualizes small offshore jurisdictions as parasitic entities that subsist largely at the expense of eroding the tax base of developed nations.

Christopher M. Bruner is Professor of Law at the University of Georgia School of Law. His teaching and scholarship focus on a range of corporate and transactional subjects, including Corporations, Corporate Finance, Deals and Comparative Corporate Law. He conducted comparative research as a visitor to the law faculties of the University of Cambridge, the University of Hong Kong, the University of Leeds, the University of Sydney, the University of Toronto, and the National University of Singapore. He is the author of Corporate Governance in the Common-Law World: The Political Foundations of Shareholder Power (2013), and his articles have appeared in a variety of law and policy journals. He received his A.B., M.Phil., and J.D. from the University of Michigan, the University of Oxford, and Harvard Law School, respectively.

• List of Figures Preface PART I: SMALL JURISDICTIONS IN CROSS-BORDER FINANCE Chapter 1: Introduction and Overview Chapter 2: Conceptualizing the Role of Small JurisdictionsA. Whither Globalization?B. Theorizing Small Jurisdictions i. Tax Havens ii. Offshore Financial Centers iii. Micro-States and Global Cities iv. English Legal OriginsC. Capital Mobility and Regulatory Competition PART II: MARKET-DOMINANT SMALL JURISDICTIONS (MDSJs) Chapter 3: What Is an MDSJ?A. An Ideal TypeB. Comparative Methods Chapter 4: BermudaA. Bridging the AtlanticB. (Re)Insurance and "Captives" Chapter 5: DubaiA. The Cross-Roads of Europe, Africa, and AsiaB. Islamic Finance Chapter 6: SingaporeA. East Meets WestB. Wealth Management Chapter 7: Hong KongA. The Gateway to ChinaB. Mainland Finance Chapter 8: SwitzerlandA. At the Heart of EuropeB. Cross-Border Banking Chapter 9: DelawareA. Mediating Financial and Political PowerB. Business Entity Registration PART III: MDSJs AND OTHER FINANCIAL CENTERS Chapter 10: Failed Small Jurisdictions and Successful Large JurisdictionsA. Revisiting the Ideal TypeB. Failed Small JurisdictionsC. Successful Large Jurisdictions Chapter 11: Conclusions Index

Christopher Bruner's Re-Imagining Offshore Finance: Market-Dominant Small Jurisdictions in a Globalizing Financial World is a significant contribution to the literature that should become required reading for both consumers and producers of knowledge concerning the regulation of global financial transactions.... Bruner's work provides a compelling account challenging the all-too-popular scholarly view that conceptualizes small offshore jurisdictions as parasitic entities that subsist largely at the expense of eroding the tax base of developed nations.

Christopher M. Bruner is Professor of Law at the University of Georgia School of Law. His teaching and scholarship focus on a range of corporate and transactional subjects, including Corporations, Corporate Finance, Deals and Comparative Corporate Law. He conducted comparative research as a visitor to the law faculties of the University of Cambridge, the University of Hong Kong, the University of Leeds, the University of Sydney, the University of Toronto, and the National University of Singapore. He is the author of Corporate Governance in the Common-Law World: The Political Foundations of Shareholder Power (2013), and his articles have appeared in a variety of law and policy journals. He received his A.B., M.Phil., and J.D. from the University of Michigan, the University of Oxford, and Harvard Law School, respectively.

• List of Figures Preface PART I: SMALL JURISDICTIONS IN CROSS-BORDER FINANCE Chapter 1: Introduction and Overview Chapter 2: Conceptualizing the Role of Small JurisdictionsA. Whither Globalization?B. Theorizing Small Jurisdictions i. Tax Havens ii. Offshore Financial Centers iii. Micro-States and Global Cities iv. English Legal OriginsC. Capital Mobility and Regulatory Competition PART II: MARKET-DOMINANT SMALL JURISDICTIONS (MDSJs) Chapter 3: What Is an MDSJ?A. An Ideal TypeB. Comparative Methods Chapter 4: BermudaA. Bridging the AtlanticB. (Re)Insurance and "Captives" Chapter 5: DubaiA. The Cross-Roads of Europe, Africa, and AsiaB. Islamic Finance Chapter 6: SingaporeA. East Meets WestB. Wealth Management Chapter 7: Hong KongA. The Gateway to ChinaB. Mainland Finance Chapter 8: SwitzerlandA. At the Heart of EuropeB. Cross-Border Banking Chapter 9: DelawareA. Mediating Financial and Political PowerB. Business Entity Registration PART III: MDSJs AND OTHER FINANCIAL CENTERS Chapter 10: Failed Small Jurisdictions and Successful Large JurisdictionsA. Revisiting the Ideal TypeB. Failed Small JurisdictionsC. Successful Large Jurisdictions Chapter 11: Conclusions Index

Christopher Bruner's Re-Imagining Offshore Finance: Market-Dominant Small Jurisdictions in a Globalizing Financial World is a significant contribution to the literature that should become required reading for both consumers and producers of knowledge concerning the regulation of global financial transactions.... Bruner's work provides a compelling account challenging the all-too-popular scholarly view that conceptualizes small offshore jurisdictions as parasitic entities that subsist largely at the expense of eroding the tax base of developed nations.