Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I. Tax Havens and Their Uses -- 1. What Is a Tax Haven? -- 2. Tax Havens: Vital Statistics -- 3. The Instruments of Tax Havens -- Part II. The Evolution of Tax Havens -- 4. Origins of the Tax Havens -- 5. The British Empire Strikes Back -- Part III. Tax Havens in World Politics -- 6. Tax Havens and the Developed World -- 7. Issues in Development -- Part IV. The Battle for Hearts and Minds -- 8. Signs of Discontent -- 9. Institutional Attacks on Tax Havens -- 10. Tax Havens in the Twenty- First Century -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- References -- Index.