Title Confessions of an economic hit man / John Perkins

Edition 1st ed Published San Francisco : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, ©2004

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Description 1 online resource (xxi, 250 pages) : illustrations Series A BK currents book BK currents book. Contents 1963-1971 -- An economic hit man is born -- "In for life" -- Indonesia: lessons for an EHM -- Saving a country from communism -- Selling my soul -- 1971-1975 -- My role as inquisitor -- Civilization on trial -- Jesus, seen differently -- Opportunity of a lifetime -- Panama's president and hero -- Pirates in the Canal Zone -- Soldiers and prostitutes -- Conversations with the general -- Entering a new and sinister period in economic history -- The Saudi Arabian money-laundering affair -- Pimping, and financing Osama bin Laden -- 1975-1981 -- Panama Canal negotiations and Graham Greene -- Iran's king of kings -- Confessions of a tortured man -- The fall of a king -- Colombia: keystone of Latin America -- American republic versus global empire -- The deceptive résumé -- Ecuador's president battles big oil -- I quit -- 1981-present -- Ecuador's presidential death -- Panama: another presidential death -- My energy company, Enron, and George W. Bush -- I take a bribe -- The United States invades Panama -- An EHM failure in Iraq -- September 11 and its aftermath for me, personally -- Venezuela: saved by Saddam -- Ecuador revisited -- Piercing the veneer Summary 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 Analysis Developing countries External debt United States Political influence Corruption Intelligence services Multinational corporations Autobiography Globalisation Power (International relations) Overseas item John Perkins Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Perkins, John, 1945- SUBJECT Perkins, John, 1945- fast Subject United States. National Security Agency -- Biography Chas. T. Main, Inc. World Bank -- Developing countries SUBJECT Chas. T. Main, Inc. fast United States. National Security Agency fast World Bank fast Subject Economists -- United States -- Biography Energy consultants -- United States -- Biography Intelligence officers -- United States -- Biography Corporations, American -- Foreign countries Corporations, American -- Corrupt practices. Imperialism -- History -- 20th century Imperialism -- History -- 21st century BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Government & Business. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- General. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Finance. Corporations, American -- Corrupt practices Corporations, American -- Foreign countries Economists Energy consultants Imperialism Intelligence officers Wirtschaftskriminalität Developing countries United States USA Entwicklungsländer Genre/Form autobiographies (literary works) Autobiographies Biographies History Biographies (form) Autobiographies. Autobiographies. Aufsatzsammlung. Erlebnisbericht. Form Electronic book LC no. 2004046353 ISBN 9781576755129 1576755126 9781605095295 160509529X

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