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Ownership, Financial Accountability and the Law: Transparency Strategies and Counter-Initiatives
This book explains why ownership is pivotal to accountability, and what ownership means in common, civil, and Shariah law terms. It looks in detail at State, regional and international transparency strategies and at a global private counter-initiative to promote beneficial ownership avoidance.
| Author(s) | By Paul Beckett. |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 268 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 21 May 2019 |
| Availability | Available |
This book explains why ownership is pivotal to accountability, and what ownership means in common, civil, and Shariah law terms. It looks in detail at State, regional and international transparency strategies and at a global private counter-initiative to promote beneficial ownership avoidance.
1. Introduction: Why Ownership Matters 2. What is meant by "Ownership"? 3. Disclosure and registration initiatives 4. Confidentiality versus concealment 5. `Orphan structures' 6. Cryptocurrency and the Blockchain - Transient Ownership 7. Recommendations
Paul Beckett has forty years' experience as a lawyer, practising offshore as a commercial and trust specialist and a human rights defender. He graduated from Worcester College, Oxford in 1978 with First Class honours in Jurisprudence. He also completed a
