Confessions of an economic hit man
Publication details: New York Plume Book 2004Description: xxv, 303 pISBN:- 9780452287082
- United States. National Security Agency --Biography
- Chas. T. Main
- Corporations , American --Foreign countries , Corporations
- World Bank --Developing countries , Imperialism --History --21st century
- Economists --United States --Biography, American --Corrupt practices
- Energy consultants --United States --Biography, Imperialism --History --20th century
- 332.042092
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Books | Vikram Sarabhai Library | 332.042092 P3C6 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Missing Not for Issue | Missing | 168574 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 an era of globalization. And Perkins should know. For many years he worked for an international consulting firm where his main job was to convince LDCs (less developed countries) around the world to accept multibillion-dollar loans for infrastructure projects and to see to it that most of this money ended up at Halliburton, Bechtel, Brown and Root, and other United States engineering and construction companies. This book, which many people warned Perkins not to write, is a blistering attack on a little-known phenomenon that has had dire consequences on both the victimized countries and the U.S. (Source: LOC Publishers description)
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