Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
by:
John Perkins (author)
Perkins, a former chief economist at a Boston strategic-consulting firm, confesses he was an "economic hit man" for 10 years, helping U.S. intelligence agencies and multinationals cajole and blackmail foreign leaders into serving U.S. foreign policy and awarding lucrative contracts to American...
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Perkins, a former chief economist at a Boston strategic-consulting firm, confesses he was an "economic hit man" for 10 years, helping U.S. intelligence agencies and multinationals cajole and blackmail foreign leaders into serving U.S. foreign policy and awarding lucrative contracts to American business.
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781576755129 (1576755126)
Publish date: November 9th 2004
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Pages no: 280
Edition language: English
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...
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كتاب يوضح لنا كيف تهيمن امريكا اقتصاديا على دول العالم الثالث عن طريق ايهام تلك الدول بان امريكا سوف تساعدهم لبناء مشروعات وخطط لتنمية للبلد وتلك المساعدات عن طريق ديون وتستغل امريكا الديون لجعل الدول تحت امرها لتستغل مواردها الطبيعية كالبترول او فى حالة التصويت فى الامم المتحدة وجعل تلك الدول تبيعة...
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