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Business, Civil Society and the ‘New’ Politics of Corporate Tax Justice
Paying a Fair Share?
9781788114967 Edward Elgar Publishing
Since the financial crisis the extent of corporate tax avoidance has attracted media headlines and the attention of political leaders the world over. This study examines the ‘new’ politics of corporate taxation and the role of civil society organisations in shaping the international tax agenda and influencing the tax practices of the world’s largest and most powerful corporations. It highlights the complex and multi-dimensional strategies used by activists to influence public opinion, formal regulation and corporate behaviour in relation to international taxation.
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This book’s eminent editors and contributing authors provide an accessible and engaging account of the ‘new’ politics of corporate taxation, highlighting the complex and multidimensional strategies used by activists to influence public opinion, formal regulation and corporate behaviour. While campaigning is successful at exposing tax avoidance, it presents significant governance challenges. As this book reveals, the battle to establish fair and sustainable corporate tax regimes has only just begun.
Chapters offer readers a timely assessment of the emerging role of new tax justice NGOs, the media and whistleblowers, as well as new governance strategies and policies targeting multinational corporations. Through the lens of political science, the authors show how civil society organisations shape the agenda of tax practices of the world’s largest and most powerful corporations, including examples such as Apple and Google. A detailed evaluation is given of new private governance initiatives in the international tax arena and their relationship with traditional forms of regulation.
Looking closely at the wider significance of the debate in contemporary global governance, academics and graduates in the fields of international political economy, global governance, development studies and taxation will find this book a timely and thought-provoking read.
Chapters offer readers a timely assessment of the emerging role of new tax justice NGOs, the media and whistleblowers, as well as new governance strategies and policies targeting multinational corporations. Through the lens of political science, the authors show how civil society organisations shape the agenda of tax practices of the world’s largest and most powerful corporations, including examples such as Apple and Google. A detailed evaluation is given of new private governance initiatives in the international tax arena and their relationship with traditional forms of regulation.
Looking closely at the wider significance of the debate in contemporary global governance, academics and graduates in the fields of international political economy, global governance, development studies and taxation will find this book a timely and thought-provoking read.
Critical Acclaim
‘Multinational tax evasion entrenches economic inequality and deepens social divisions. This timely book provides the definitive contribution to understanding the challenges of the current corporate tax debate and presents a roadmap towards global tax reform that strengthens domestic economies, promotes social justice and fosters international economic development.’
– Hon. Wayne Swan MP, Former Treasurer and Deputy Prime Minister of Australia
– Hon. Wayne Swan MP, Former Treasurer and Deputy Prime Minister of Australia
Contributors
Contributors: A. Christians, R. Eccleston, A. Elbra, F. Gale, L. Johnson, A. Kellow, L. Latulippe, J. Mikler, H. Murphy-Gregory, T. Porter, K. Ronit, L. Seabrooke, L. Smith, J. Van Alstine, D. Wigan, R. Woodward
Contents
Contents:
Introduction: Business, Civil Society and the Politics of Corporate Tax Justice: Paying their Fair Share?
Ainsley Elbra and Richard Eccleston
Part I
1. The Evolution of the International Corporate Tax Regime, 1920-2008
Richard Woodward
2. BEPS and the New Politics of Corporate Tax Justice
Richard Eccleston
3. Activism and the ‘New’ Politics of tax Justice
Ainsley Elbra
Part II
4. Tax Justice Activists in Global Wealth Chains
Leonard Seabrooke and Duncan Wigan
5. Private Regulatory Approaches and International Tax Policy
Aynsley Kellow
6. Large Accounting Firms and Tax Planning in a ‘Fair Tax’ Era
Lynn Latulippe
7. Paying a ‘Fair Share’: Multinational Corporations’ Perspectives on Taxation
John Mikler and Ainsley Elbra
Part III
8. The Role of Private Actors in the International Tax Policy Process: Towards a Conceptual Framework
Tony Porter and Karsten Ronit
9. The EITI and Fair Taxation: Exploring the Linkages
James Van Alstine and Laura Smith
10. Tax Justice as Social License: The Fair Tax Mark
Allison Christians
11. The Legitimacy of Private Standards: Lessons from Fair Trade and Forestry for International Tax Governance
Fred Gale and Hannah Murphy-Gregory
12. Whistleblowing and Investigative Journalism: Reputational Damage and the Private Governance of Aggressive Tax Planning
Lachlan Johnson
Conclusion: Business, Civil Society and the Politics of Corporate Tax Justice: Paying their Fair Share?
Richard Eccleston and Ainsley Elbra
Index
Introduction: Business, Civil Society and the Politics of Corporate Tax Justice: Paying their Fair Share?
Ainsley Elbra and Richard Eccleston
Part I
1. The Evolution of the International Corporate Tax Regime, 1920-2008
Richard Woodward
2. BEPS and the New Politics of Corporate Tax Justice
Richard Eccleston
3. Activism and the ‘New’ Politics of tax Justice
Ainsley Elbra
Part II
4. Tax Justice Activists in Global Wealth Chains
Leonard Seabrooke and Duncan Wigan
5. Private Regulatory Approaches and International Tax Policy
Aynsley Kellow
6. Large Accounting Firms and Tax Planning in a ‘Fair Tax’ Era
Lynn Latulippe
7. Paying a ‘Fair Share’: Multinational Corporations’ Perspectives on Taxation
John Mikler and Ainsley Elbra
Part III
8. The Role of Private Actors in the International Tax Policy Process: Towards a Conceptual Framework
Tony Porter and Karsten Ronit
9. The EITI and Fair Taxation: Exploring the Linkages
James Van Alstine and Laura Smith
10. Tax Justice as Social License: The Fair Tax Mark
Allison Christians
11. The Legitimacy of Private Standards: Lessons from Fair Trade and Forestry for International Tax Governance
Fred Gale and Hannah Murphy-Gregory
12. Whistleblowing and Investigative Journalism: Reputational Damage and the Private Governance of Aggressive Tax Planning
Lachlan Johnson
Conclusion: Business, Civil Society and the Politics of Corporate Tax Justice: Paying their Fair Share?
Richard Eccleston and Ainsley Elbra
Index
