by John Perkins
An interesting take on international consulting industry. So, it makes sense in a sort of a roundabout way: 'If somebody lights the stars, that means that somebody needs it'.
The ugly innards of US foreign policy over the last 50 years or so. This gave me a perspective I was unfamiliar with until now and I learned a lot from it. Particularly the idea of a "corporatocracy", both what it is and how it behaves.I believe the facts in the book are true but I also believe it...
It is a little ironic that I am sitting in McDonalds, the flagship of corporate America, writing a commentary on a book about the evils of corporate America. Maybe that is why they wouldn't let me onto their free wi-fi. Anyway, I have got internet (thankyou Telstra) simply by turning my mobile phone...
Perkins' story is interesting. Unfortunately, he's not that great of a writer, and the book can often be repetitive.
This was fun...but was it true? I wish he went into more details about his own corruption.
Perhaps not so well written, but otherwise an absolute must-read. The book gives great insight in the current state of the world. Without falling in the `it's all a big conspiracy'-trap, John explains how the Western world is really organised.Warning: the contents of this book do make you feel bad.
A sweeping, chilling assertion that governments manipulate the prospects and economies of other countries in order to control their governments. It seems to me that there isn't a lot of dispute about this, as even a cursory look at a book like Bananas!: How The United Fruit Company Shaped the World ...
I couldn't take it. The first 20 pages were way too melodramatic. I'm sure there's an interesting story there but sheesh... just tell it.
This is a remarkable work, decades in the making. Perkins is the real deal, an economist who worked for international consortia to pillage the third world. The modus operandi was to perform economic analysis of target nations that indicated a rate of growth far in excess of any real possibility in o...
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