I seek to explain the causes for the apparent commercialization of state sovereignty, and in particular the reasons for its association with tax havens. I argue that the conditions that gave rise to the commercial use of sovereignty as perfected by tax havens have little to do with surges in...

Intro -- 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....