Global Solution for the Global Problem: Tobin Tax

Abstract

Globalization together with increasing developments in information and communication technologies has narrowed the world and necessiated restructuring political economy in the global scale. The concept of “global public goods” has been appeared because nation states, alone, are weakened to produce and to finance public goods related with whole globe. Nowadays, the definition, characteristics, contents and borders of this concept has been discussing. Though benefiters of public goods are not in a certain geographical area, it is necessary to provide a concensus among national states especially in financing of those goods. Because of high income creating potential, Tobin Tax is seen as one of the popular funding resources. Tobin tax, one hand, would diminish the severity of financial crises (public good itself) through deterring the speculative capital flows; on the other hand, it would create funds to finance other global public goods

Keywords

• Global public goods, Tobin tax, International capital flows

KÜRESEL PROBLEME KÜRESEL ÇÖZÜM: TOBİN VERGİSİ

Abstract

Küreselleşme ile başlayan süreç, bilişim teknolojilerindeki hızlı gelişmeyle birlikte dünyanın küçülmesini sağlamış ve ekonomi-politiğin küre ölçeğinde yeniden yapılandırılmasını zorunlu kılmıştır. Küresel toplumu ilgilendiren kamusal nitelikteki bazı mal ve hizmetlerin arzı ve finansmanında ülkelerin tek başlarına yetersiz kalması sebebiyle, “küresel kamusal mal” kavramı doğmuştur. Son yıllarda bu kavramın tanımı, özellikleri, içeriği ve sınırları hakkında yoğun bir ilgi ve tartışma başlamıştır. Bu malların yararlanıcıları belli bir coğrafi sınır içinde yer almadığından özellikle finansman konusunda ulus devletlerarasında bir işbirliği ve fon kaynaklarının oluşturulması zorunlu görülmektedir. Üzerinde en fazla durulan fon kaynağı ise yüksek gelir yaratma kapasitesi nedeniyle Tobin Vergisi’dir. Tobin vergisi bir taraftan spekülatif sermayenin hızını keserek finansal krizlerin şiddetini azaltacak (kamusal mal) diğer taraftan da diğer küresel kamusal mallar için kaynak yaratacaktır

Keywords

• Küresel kamusal mallar, Tobin Vergisi, Uluslararası sermaye hareketleri

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