John perkins was for 10 years a player in a highstakes game of global empire. When i read confessions of an economic hit man, i could not have known that, some years later, i would be on the receiving end of the type of economic hit that perkins so vividly narrated. Because im half way through and i can tell this guy is full of shit, ill finish it because he make some good points, and some things are believable, but most of it is. As perkins explains, the corporatocracy consists confessions of an economic hit man, while purportedly the authors memoir and hardhitting expose of his work in the corporatocracy, reads more like a flat and repetitive mass market thriller. My book list is much longer now, and i think ill be escaping to new adventures. Confessions of an economic hit man reveals a game that, according to john perkins, is as old as empire but has taken on new and terrifying dimensions in. Find books like the new confessions of an economic hit man from the worlds largest community of readers. An economic hit man ehh is a man that works to convince foreign countries to accept large loans for engineering or construction projects, such as power plants, highways, electric. Books similar to the new confessions of an economic hit man.
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The new confessions of an economic hit man by john perkins. I am john perkins, author of confessions of an economic hitman, ask me anything. However i think the books credibility stops at the authors experiences. I would rather highly recommend you to read it by yourself its a relatively small book and easy to digest. In confessions of an economic hit man, john perkins gives us a good insight into everything wrong with capitalism, and in doing so shows us an example of the kind of person who makes it all wrong.
Confessions of an economic hit man has become a word of mouth bestseller in the us. Confessions of an economic hit man books for business. His background as a chief economist combined with his shamanic training makes him a hugely compelling voice on what is happening to our politics and to our environment. Books similar to confessions of an economic hit man. Confessions of an economic hit man, 2004, san francisco, berrettkoehler publishers, 250 pp. I am in the bahamas at the sivananda ashram yoga retreat and ready to answer your questions. Confessions of an economic hit man has become a wordofmouth bestseller in the us. The stipulation was that these loans would be used to hire our engineering and construction companies, such. Confessions of an economic hit man is his very personal account of the events that forced him to choose between conscience and a glamorous life of power, luxury and beautiful women.
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In 2009, the documentary film confessions of an economic hit man featuring interviews with perkins, was shown at film festivals around the u. The treacherous cancer beneath the surface, which was revealed in the original confessions of an economic hit man, has metastasized. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. The new confessions resonates with my experiences of the brutish methods and gross economic irrationality guiding powerful institutions in their bid to undermine democratic control over. Confessions of an economic hit man by john perkins, brian. This riveting look at a world of intrigue reads like a spy novel. His job was to convince countries that are strategically important to the u. This summary also includes key lessons and important passages from the book. If you like confessions of an economic hit man you might like similar books the secret history of the american empire. How sovereign wealth funds and rogue nations threaten americas financial future. Confessions of an economic hit man following the treacherous road that winds down the andes mountain range from the ecuadorian capital of quito, a subaru outback makes a danteesque descent into the heart of the amazonian jungle, where an american oil company has transformed the oncelush rainforests into flaming cesspools awash with oil. I am john perkins, author of confessions of an economic. Journal of economic education 19692015 books by language additional collections journal of materials engineering. Buy confessions of an economic hit man by john perkins online at alibris.
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