Change, Dependency, and Regime Plasticity in Offshore Financial Intermediation: The Saga of the Netherlands Antilles

Craig M. Boise, Andrew P. Morriss
2010 Social Science Research Network  
The legal regimes of offshore jurisdictions have historically differed in significant ways from those applicable in onshore jurisdictions. Inevitably, legal and financial professionals have seized upon these differences to develop strategies for reducing transactions costs. A prominent example of such cross-border arbitrage was the routing of Eurodollar loans through a small group of former Dutch island colonies in
doi:10.2139/ssrn.1368489 fatcat:lkpyrycfu5asdoctatkmlrcrfu