Publisher Description
This phenomenal New York Times bestseller is an exposé of international corruption and an inspired plan to turn the tide for future generations.
John Perkins was an economic hit man. His job was to convince countries that are strategically important to the United States, from Indonesia to Panama, to accept enormous loans for infrastructure development, and to make sure that the lucrative projects were contracted to US corporations, such as Halliburton and Bechtel. Saddled with huge debts, these countries came under the control of the US government, World Bank, and other US-dominated aid agencies that acted like loan sharks, dictating repayment terms and bullying foreign governments into submission.
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man is the story of one man’s extraordinary experiences inside the international intrigue, greed, corruption, and little-known government and corporate activities that America has been involved in since World War II—and which have dire implications for American democracy and world freedom.
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“It took a
lot of courage to write this book because the author, an economic strategist,
reveals that he was involved in swindling countries around the globe out of
trillions of dollars. He is a very brave individual who has stood up to share
the truth; my late husband, John, would have like that.”
—
Yoko Ono
About John Perkins
John Perkins was formerly chief economist at a major international consulting firm where he advised the World Bank, United Nations, IMF, US Treasury Department, Fortune 500 corporations, and governments in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. Since then, his books on economics and geopolitics have been New York Times bestsellers and sold more than one million copies. He has lectured at more than fifty universities around the world. He has been featured on ABC, NBC, CNN, NPR, A&E, the History Channel, Time, New York Times, Washington Post, Cosmopolitan, Elle, Der Spiegel, and others, as well as in numerous documentaries. He is a founder and board member of nonprofits devoted to establishing a world our children will want to inherit.
About Brian Emerson
Brian Emerson is an actor and technical director with a long career in the Washington, DC, and Baltimore areas.