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Confessions of an Economic Hitman
- Narrated by: Brian Emerson
- Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins
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Publisher's Summary
"Economic hit men," John Perkins writes, "are highly paid professionals who cheat countries around the globe out of trillions of dollars. Their tools include fraudulent financial reports, rigged elections, payoffs, extortion, sex, and murder."
John Perkins should know; he was an economic hit man. His job was to convince countries that are strategically important to the U.S., from Indonesia to Panama, to accept enormous loans for infrastructure development and to make sure that the lucrative projects were contracted to Halliburton, Bechtel, Brown and Root, and other United States engineering and construction companies. Saddled with huge debts, these countries came under the control of the United States government, World Bank, and other U.S.-dominated aid agencies that acted like loan sharks, dictating repayment terms and bullying foreign governments into submission.
This extraordinary real-life tale exposes international intrigue, corruption, and little-known government and corporate activities that have dire consequences for American democracy and the world.
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- Sharma ji
- 11-11-24
This book has busted many beliefs, especially about problems sources.
I want to believe everything the writer has said in the book. Eye opening to say the least. My fascination with “consultants” has definitely been brought down.
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- Atit
- 08-01-21
Fantastically Bold and Transparent
Great Book. We all need to open our eyes to reality of the world we live in...
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- Huzaifa
- 30-05-21
An eye Opener
An eye opener. Will help understand World politics in a way which will never be told by media
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-07-20
The book connects a lot of dots in world politics.
The book connects a lot of dots in world politics.Gives new perspective on super powers..
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- Vani
- 23-09-22
Big eye opener.
Everyone living in this world in any country must read this book. Excellent eye-opener.
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- G. K. S. Raja
- 08-04-22
Capitalistic collusion
Liked the book hoping mostly on facts. Narration also very good. Worth reading book to understand imperialistic and monopoly of so called advanced nations.
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- YetAnotherHappyAmazonUser
- 09-09-24
Extraordinary Book: a must read for anyone interested in economics / world politics
This book offers very interesting and entertaining accounts from around the world which seem totally believable considering what CIA and US is capable of doing. Sometimes some small events seem a bit dramatic and added to emphasise or effectively communicate some points, but still it does not cause much harm to the overall narrative. I really wonder why this book is not that well known. It seems that very few people have heard of this book.
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- Sethu Madhavan
- 05-07-22
My confessions
This is a fascinating read. The very fact that all the news headlines I grew up seeing and hearing in my early years had a terrible blood stained background , is disturbing . Yes we need more narrations like this to educate the masses.Great job John Perkins . Enjoyed it .
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- Destination Infinity
- 06-11-22
Self Destructive path to Global Empire
I think, the subtext in the entire book is - The author is unhappy with the life the system provided him.
Think - if the system is enslaving people across the world by force, why would it not enslave their own?
In the case of the author and others like him, the system is making them dependent with a lot of money, increasing their cost of living, and leaving them with no other choice but to continue their work...
Doesn't it feel very similar to what the system is doing elsewhere?
But at least one person from within is willing to speak about it, so the four stars.
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- Vaibhav
- 01-01-22
A great picture painted on the global level
This sheds a good light on how tribalism makes the international order work. Good details.
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