The American Work Ethic and the Changing Work Force or Offshore Financial Centers Accounting Services and the Global Economy

The American Work Ethic and the Changing Work Force: An Historical Perspective, Vol. 52

Author: Herbert A Applebaum

A major force in American society, the work ethic has played a pivotal role in U.S. history, affecting cultural, social, and economic institutions. But what is the American work ethic? Not only has it changed from one era to another, but it varies with race, gender, and occupation. Considering such diverse groups as Colonial craftsmen, slaves, 19th century women, and 20th century factory workers, this book provides a history of the American work ethic from Colonial times to the present. Tracing both continuities and differences, the book is divided into sections on the Colonial era, the 19th century and the 20th century and includes chapters on both major occupational groups, such as farmers, factory workers, laborers, and gender, racial, and ethnic minorities.

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Employing an impressionistic, anthropological point of view, the author looks at the way Americans have viewed work over the past four centuries. Presented in the form of 21 essays, the material discusses the work ethic among farmers, craftsmen, indentured servants, slaves, women, artisans, factory workers, white collar professionals, immigrants, and minorities across American history. The author argues that the work ethic has always been central to American values and provides a valuable window into American culture. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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Offshore Financial Centers, Accounting Services and the Global Economy

Author: David L L McKe

The new global climate of free enterprise has brought with it a proliferation of offshore financial centers that presumably have important roles to play in the emergent global economy. The air of secrecy that appears to pervade the activities of offshore financial centers may well slant or obscure any real understanding of the functions of such centers. The authors investigate the role of major international accounting firms and their services in the processes of business facilitation in the locations that host these centers. By focusing the investigation upon the role of the accounting firms in offshore financial centers, the authors gain a better grasp of the real or potential impacts of the firms in the global economy and in the jurisdictions that host them. Not only do the authors provide a detailed assessment of what the major accounting firms are actually doing in the centers, but they point out what attributes are needed by jurisdictions hoping to succeed as offshore financial centers. The centers included are Antigua, Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, Gibraltar, Malta, Cyprus, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Mauritius, the Seychelles, Singapore, and Vanuatu.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
The General Frame of Reference
The Role of Offshore Financial Centers
The Centers, International Services, and the Accounting Firms
Offshore Financial Centers and the Accounting Firms in a Global Perspective
Offshore Financial Centers and the Major Accounting Firms in Regional Contexts
The Firms in Selected Caribbean and North Atlantic Centers
The Firms in Selected European Centers
The Firms in Offshore Centers in the Persian Gulf, the Indian Ocean and the Far East
Institutional Parameters for Accounting Practice
Accounting and Business Environment in the Caribbean and the North Atlantic
The Climate for Accounting and Business Services in Selected European Centers
Accounting and Business Environment in the Persian Gulf, the Indian Ocean and the Far East
Implications For Growth and Change
Offshore Financial Centers, Accounting Services and the Global Economy
Some Final Reflections
Bibliography
Index