https://twitter.com/calebmaupin/status/1344166951401254912

  • ComradeLove [he/him, comrade/them]
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    4 years ago

    Given the first half of your argument is true, why exactly would capital not flee China to unregulated tax havens (after they've moved from manufacturing)?

    • SunRaIsAPosadist [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      the part of financialization that is in the public sector is under complete control. if privatization occurs and they can use tax havens, that is just a loss. so they either account for sufficient capital controls, or concede these outflows as cost-beneficiary collateral. Given the number of officials implicated in the panama papers and the reaction from govt, i think its somewhere between