Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
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Reviews
Catalin Veverita
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The more you read， the more illusions you burn。 Read some more， go on。
Jegr Mohammed
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It is recommended in order to understand what is happening in the world， but it has a little bit of exaggeration about the power of the US。 Overall， it is a good source to know about the root of corruption in some countries， especially third-world countries。
Nathan
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This is an interesting read that I disagree with。 This author is an apoligist for America's role in the world。 It's the complete opposite take of Mitt Romney's "no apologies"。 This is an interesting read that I disagree with。 This author is an apoligist for America's role in the world。 It's the complete opposite take of Mitt Romney's "no apologies"。 。。。more
Rob
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At the time when I read it， about 6 yrs ago。 Didn’t really see much of any big picture however now it makes a lot of sense
tyra
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Ever wanted to read a book like it was authored by a socio-economic well off Dale Gribble？Well now you can！ As Perkins spins an outlandish yarn concerning backdoor dealings and self importance， to let the world know what the financial sector is really up to （while lacking just enough detail to make corroborating any of his claims impossible）。Also he spends the early parts of this book justifying why it was ok for him to cheat on his wife， so that was neat（or had anything to do with anything）。
David Emil
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Worth a read if only for a bit of history。 But got a feeling it's deceptive， dishonest， inflated （like his economic forecasts）， hypocritical at times。 You might enjoy it if you like old James Bond movies with Sean Connory。 Worth a read if only for a bit of history。 But got a feeling it's deceptive， dishonest， inflated （like his economic forecasts）， hypocritical at times。 You might enjoy it if you like old James Bond movies with Sean Connory。 。。。more
Abby Esch
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i read this in one day and it made me want to die low key。 this man should probably go to therapy
Kelly A
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More of a 3。5/5 Interesting biographic account tied with a critique of neoliberal economic policies。 Narrator often unlikeable。 Other books cover this topic in a more compelling way， but I appreciated summarized histories of neoliberalism of such a large group of countries。
Clifford Solomon
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First， I'll start with how I felt about the book。 This book made me cry at least five times and it spurred short periods of hatred for the United States and spurred my passion for Geopolitics， almost making me regret my decision to enrol at a university to study Computer Science。 The book is interesting —a characteristic of the book I feel was largely owed to a lot of sensationalism。 A large part of the book was filled with the feelings of the writer， while I would have loved for the book to go First， I'll start with how I felt about the book。 This book made me cry at least five times and it spurred short periods of hatred for the United States and spurred my passion for Geopolitics， almost making me regret my decision to enrol at a university to study Computer Science。 The book is interesting —a characteristic of the book I feel was largely owed to a lot of sensationalism。 A large part of the book was filled with the feelings of the writer， while I would have loved for the book to go into more details and to be more political， it wasn't a big deal for me， although it may be for people who want to go into depth regarding the political aspects as well as the bureaucratic nitty-gritties。 I do find the writer to be a bit hypocritical， but that's just my personal feeling。 It was a little eye-opening for me， — “a little” because I had already known about things like this， as a person interested in global politics and history and related fields— however， I can imagine it being a shocker or extremely eye-opening to people who haven't really questioned or bothered to explore more about global politics and financial systems。 。。。more
Eric
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Eye-opening and important。
Null
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Taken at face value， it's a potent reminder of the nefariousness of modernized power politics hidden behind economic policy and fait accomplis。 Many a liberal Millenial can rattle off the list of US interventions in the 20th Century， but the actual details behind the government narrative and beyond the basic "well that's just wrong" reaction are harder to find。 No， Wikipedia is not enough。Well in fact， this book is a bit sparse on those very details as well， which is unfortunate and a little sus Taken at face value， it's a potent reminder of the nefariousness of modernized power politics hidden behind economic policy and fait accomplis。 Many a liberal Millenial can rattle off the list of US interventions in the 20th Century， but the actual details behind the government narrative and beyond the basic "well that's just wrong" reaction are harder to find。 No， Wikipedia is not enough。Well in fact， this book is a bit sparse on those very details as well， which is unfortunate and a little suspect too。 It's still very interesting， like the chapter on Saudi Arabia might answer why the US gov't turned a blind eye despite their support of Al-Qaeda。 The narrative on Panama was also really tasty， a place and history you just never see discussed now （or even in the past 20 years）。 You really get a sense of how American corporatocracy became the real superpower without resorting to more naïve conspiratorial assumptions but cornering world powers and resources one by one。 But rather than really digging into his memories for every detail， every specific process he followed， Perkins just keeps simply to his own story of big sales and personal interactions， or is constantly refraining on his main point。 That is， economic hitmen sell "development" under the aegis of neoliberal international institutions and corporations to in fact shackle developing countries with unpayable debt and through that， unavoidable 'support' of American hegemony。 His emotional response isn't quite believable though。 It's very rationalized and his 'betrayal' has had little consequences somehow。 His targets just called him a conspiracy theorist afterwards， but he got a bestseller out of this， and then nothing else happened。 Obama got elected？ Corporations paint on progressive veneers now？ Americans have no identity to build their future anymore？His own solution in the end is to just write this book and - encourage readers to tell others about what he's saying （unstated: to buy his book）。 Sidenote that it's 'funny' how today his concerns about things like climate change have been assumed by the very orgs he criticized （I know， it's more complex than just that）。 But yeah， even if he's not a socialist， he offers no real call to action。 Indeed， he believes these same systems can be used for true good， and that with enough people caring they can be co-opted and their profit and power incentives transformed。 I was tempted to conclude the book's a psyop itself， giving false power to readers with transparency of elite processes and then misdirecting their anger to easily stopped unthreatening measures。 It's also 'funny' how he never considers if economic hitmen or CIA "jackals" were used on the United States' own citizens。 No， I do think he told the truth for the most part， and his material is good enough in itself for what it is。 He's still a liberal after all， and that's fine。 It's just 2000s liberal fare， and is almost cute in the lack of cynicism despite the contemporaneous Iraq War。 I don't actually care that much that it's not radical enough， I just wanted more details！ But maybe if he did he'd get Epsteined， or more aptly， Torrijos'd。All in all， a good lil' read and I enjoyed it。 I'm a proud Independent but it did rekindle some American liberal spirit。 。。。more
Mo Ho
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Staggering！This is a must-read for every contemporary human being in order to be aware of what's going on in the global economic system and its subtle deceptive yet-ongoing approaches。Let alone the enormous pain and shock brought about by these gruesome facts revealed。 Staggering！This is a must-read for every contemporary human being in order to be aware of what's going on in the global economic system and its subtle deceptive yet-ongoing approaches。Let alone the enormous pain and shock brought about by these gruesome facts revealed。 。。。more
Dhulkarnain
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அமெரிக்காவையும்， உலக வங்கியையும் அதன் பின்னிருந்து இயக்கும் யூதர்களைப் பற்றி இந்தப் புத்தகத்தில் எங்குமே பேசப்படவில்லை என்பது ஒரு வித சந்தேகத்தை ஏற்படுத்துகிறது。
Kevin
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It’s a really fun book to read， but I found it difficult to take much of it seriously。 A lot of the worst examples of foreign policy misconduct are speculative and without evidence。 He glosses over the fact that western foreign policy decisions are complex， not based exclusively on the interactions he personally had。 He seems to praise a lot of left-wing leaders of developing countries， which only thinly veils his own ideological perspective。 The author says he did bad things for money， which ma It’s a really fun book to read， but I found it difficult to take much of it seriously。 A lot of the worst examples of foreign policy misconduct are speculative and without evidence。 He glosses over the fact that western foreign policy decisions are complex， not based exclusively on the interactions he personally had。 He seems to praise a lot of left-wing leaders of developing countries， which only thinly veils his own ideological perspective。 The author says he did bad things for money， which makes me wonder if that is also his motivation for writing this book。 His prescription for the future is unrealistic， rehashed hippie wishful thinking。 It is an easy read and fun， though， particularly if you already have a good handle on world history and basic economic principles。 。。。more
Merna
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The book gives incredible insights into the workings of the world as we know it， but its poor writing does a big disservice to its core ideas。 mMay be a bit outdated read in the 2020s， but would still recommend it
Emre Sultan
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كتاب هام جداً وشهير 。。 بيركنز يقوم بعمل جولة （داخلية） يعرفك فيها بقاذورات خلفية لأباطرة الاقتصاد والمؤسسات الدولية العالمية 。。 يحتاج هذه الجولة كل منا ليفهم أن العالم بالفعل خطير خطير وكل منا ينام في العسل ！مميزات الكتاب هي تلك النظرة الداخلية الغير متوفرة الا نادراً ، والصيغة القصصية الشيقة للكتاب 。。يعيب الكتاب أن بيركنز لم يكشف الا أشياء قليلة 。。 كان من الواضح للغاية أن الكتاب في بدايته يعد بالكثير والكثير خاصة بعد أن كشف منذ البداية ألاعيب المرأة التي علمته القاذورات بصراحة ، لكنه بعد ذلك راح كتاب هام جداً وشهير 。。 بيركنز يقوم بعمل جولة （داخلية） يعرفك فيها بقاذورات خلفية لأباطرة الاقتصاد والمؤسسات الدولية العالمية 。。 يحتاج هذه الجولة كل منا ليفهم أن العالم بالفعل خطير خطير وكل منا ينام في العسل ！مميزات الكتاب هي تلك النظرة الداخلية الغير متوفرة الا نادراً ، والصيغة القصصية الشيقة للكتاب 。。يعيب الكتاب أن بيركنز لم يكشف الا أشياء قليلة 。。 كان من الواضح للغاية أن الكتاب في بدايته يعد بالكثير والكثير خاصة بعد أن كشف منذ البداية ألاعيب المرأة التي علمته القاذورات بصراحة ، لكنه بعد ذلك راح يحوم ويحلق من بعيد ويخبرك بأقل التفاصيل عما يفعله في حياته وان اهتم بسرد قصة حياته وعشيقاته وأسرته أكثر من اهتمامه بذكر تفاصيل أكثر للعمليات القذرة 。。 لكن يبدوا أن بيركنز قاوم الكثير - وهو يعترف بهذا - قبل اخراج الكتاب وأخرج فقط ما يمكن حكيه 。。 。。。more
OpenWater67
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Depressing but important read for any global citizen。 Too easy to read this and simply say "shame on the USA"， since it really seems to be the playbook of neocolonialism for every major world power today。 Depressing but important read for any global citizen。 Too easy to read this and simply say "shame on the USA"， since it really seems to be the playbook of neocolonialism for every major world power today。 。。。more
Oscar Medina
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Exposing these fools
Tùng Lâm Phạm
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Mặc dù vẫn còn nhiều tranh cãi về tính chính xác nhưng "Lời thú tội của một sát thủ kinh tế" đã đưa ra một góc nhìn thú vị về cách mà các công ty đa quốc gia cùng các định chế tài chính như Worldbank， IMF đang lợi dụng các khoản vay và các dự án phát triển để chiếm đoạt tài nguyên cũng như chi phối chính trị của các nước đang phát triển。 Qua đó， chúng ta hiểu hơn về mặt trái của chiêu bài viện trợ， về tập đoàn trị， về hậu quả của việc khai thác thiên nhiên vô độ， và thêm ý thức bảo vệ chủ quyền， Mặc dù vẫn còn nhiều tranh cãi về tính chính xác nhưng "Lời thú tội của một sát thủ kinh tế" đã đưa ra một góc nhìn thú vị về cách mà các công ty đa quốc gia cùng các định chế tài chính như Worldbank， IMF đang lợi dụng các khoản vay và các dự án phát triển để chiếm đoạt tài nguyên cũng như chi phối chính trị của các nước đang phát triển。 Qua đó， chúng ta hiểu hơn về mặt trái của chiêu bài viện trợ， về tập đoàn trị， về hậu quả của việc khai thác thiên nhiên vô độ， và thêm ý thức bảo vệ chủ quyền， tài nguyên quốc gia。Vốn giữ quan điểm "Làm tốt việc của mình， không lo việc người khác， không quản việc của trời" nên trước giờ tôi chả mấy để tâm về kinh tế vĩ mô。 Thế mà John Perkins đã khiến tôi phải thay đổi suy nghĩ và tôi cho rằng tất cả chúng ta， nhất là các bạn trẻ nên quan tâm nhiều hơn đến những vấn đề về phát triển， chính trị và kinh tế toàn cầu， đặc biệt trong thời đại "toàn cầu hoá"。 。。。more
Emma
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This book was an informative， thoughtful critique of the Unites State’ role in the world economy， and it’s meddling with the economies and governments of other nations。 However， the beginning is bogged down by Perkins extremely misogynistic views And language， particularly in the beginning of the book。 I understand Perkins grew up “in a different time” but he could have edited out at least half the usage of the word “slut” and it still would have been too much。 2。5
John
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Welcome third ed。 Updates thesis in previous versions of how EHMs further a death economy。 Brings up to date the role of China and the past decade's environmental， political， and cultural aftershocks from the 2008 meltdown continuing a dozen years later。 Offers solutions by defining and implementing a life economy。 Well documented， with a guide for reading groups and discussion， which I add would enliven many seminars， presentations， and classrooms， too。 Although repetitive in its thesis， Perkin Welcome third ed。 Updates thesis in previous versions of how EHMs further a death economy。 Brings up to date the role of China and the past decade's environmental， political， and cultural aftershocks from the 2008 meltdown continuing a dozen years later。 Offers solutions by defining and implementing a life economy。 Well documented， with a guide for reading groups and discussion， which I add would enliven many seminars， presentations， and classrooms， too。 Although repetitive in its thesis， Perkins' commitment to ethical action， principled business， and truly fair trade deserves a wide readership。 And it's from an ecologically and economically aware publisher。 Perkins explains his trajectory from manipulator to healer effectively。 。。。more
Lisa Conarroe
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He says “the story must be told” but this is the vaguest， outline of a story。 Granted， if it’s all true， probably telling more wouldn’t allow him to be published or worse。 But it’s so surface level， it’s annoying。 Give some meat to the story or don’t bother。
Alexander Horvath
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"Confessions of an Economic Hit Man" by John Perkins is a thought-provoking and eye-opening book that sheds light on the shadowy world of international finance and development。 The author， who worked as an "economic hit man" for a multinational consulting firm， shares his experiences and provides a first-hand account of the methods used by the United States and other powerful nations to control and exploit weaker countries for their own gain。The book is a captivating read that is both informativ "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man" by John Perkins is a thought-provoking and eye-opening book that sheds light on the shadowy world of international finance and development。 The author， who worked as an "economic hit man" for a multinational consulting firm， shares his experiences and provides a first-hand account of the methods used by the United States and other powerful nations to control and exploit weaker countries for their own gain。The book is a captivating read that is both informative and entertaining。 Perkins writes with great detail and clarity， making complex economic concepts easily accessible to the reader。 He takes the reader on a journey through his own life and experiences， offering a unique perspective on the inner workings of the global financial system。 The author's personal anecdotes and reflections bring the book to life and make it a compelling read。"Confessions of an Economic Hit Man" is more than just a memoir， it is a call to action。 Perkins argues that the current global economic system is inherently flawed and that it is up to ordinary people to challenge and change it。 The book serves as a wake-up call for those who are concerned about the future of the world and the impact of economic policies on ordinary people。Overall， "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man" is a must-read for anyone interested in international development， economics， and global politics。 Perkins's personal account of his experiences and insights provide a unique perspective on the global financial system and the impact it has on ordinary people。 The book is well-written， engaging， and thought-provoking， and it is sure to leave a lasting impression on anyone who reads it。 。。。more
Fearless Leader
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The author is a weak Anglo moralist who went native。 Sad but expected。
mohamed khaled
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يولاد اللذينةدا انتوا م*بعبصينا
Alexander
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“It’s important to emphasize that people everywhere are victims of the EHM strategy。 We have been duped。 Many of us have bought into the idea that our country is doing the right thing。 That is true for Russians， Chinese， Brazilians， Nigerians， Americans， and people in so many places。 Even though we are victims， we are also collaborators。 The strategy works because we support it，” writes John Perkins at the beginning of his new book。 It’s aptly titled Confessions of an Economic Hitman。 “Since the “It’s important to emphasize that people everywhere are victims of the EHM strategy。 We have been duped。 Many of us have bought into the idea that our country is doing the right thing。 That is true for Russians， Chinese， Brazilians， Nigerians， Americans， and people in so many places。 Even though we are victims， we are also collaborators。 The strategy works because we support it，” writes John Perkins at the beginning of his new book。 It’s aptly titled Confessions of an Economic Hitman。 “Since the time of the ancient Chinese， Persian， and Roman empires， the basic strategy has served those who seek to dominate others—both inside and outside their borders。 Despite all the cultural and technological changes over the centuries， that strategy has focused on the same goal: the exploitation of resources to satisfy short-term materialistic consumption and increase the riches and power of a few elites，” he continues。 “The goal of domination is cloaked in a critical factor: the perception that those being dominated are receiving benefits。 In modern times， the justification for EHM tactics is the perception that they produce better lives for all， raising lower-income countries to higher-income status and elevating the poorest people to the middle class。 ‘We are the good guys’ is the story taught in economics and business courses at universities， as well as in World Bank and International Monetary Fund （IMF） reports。 For many years， believing this story， I was eager to spread that perception。 Like so many involved in the economic development business， I was convinced that I was doing the right thing。 I and my staff compiled impressive statistics and created sophisticated econometric models to ‘prove’ that our strategy resulted in greater prosperity， equality， and democracy。 Eventually， I realized that we were promoting a lie。”It’s simultaneously ballsy and surprisingly humble how Perkins writes， but in this particular case that amalgam of traits proves effective and charismatic。 The kind of unapologetic straightforwardness， never bordering on out-and-out flippancy， makes Perkins feel human。 It also makes Perkins feel authentic and trustworthy （ironically so）。 He tells it like it is， because he knows it like it is。 There’s no sense of messing around。 “Marketing executives， psychotherapists， and politicians know that perception molds reality。 Countries， cultures， religions， and corporations do not exist until enough people accept a perception that drives them to take reality-altering actions。 Nations intent on dominating others understand that the key to their strategy is perception，” Perkins writes in this vein。 “…I have worked diligently to write from as objective and fair a perspective as possible， yet I’m sure I’m unaware of some of my own biases and that you may come across statements in this book that reflect those biases。 If so， I ask for your forgiveness and understanding。 Please know that my goal is not to offend anyone。 Nor is it to defend China’s model。 Or America’s model。 It is rather to permanently relegate the EHM strategy to the trash bin of history。 Every EHM strategy。 Once and for all。” 。。。more
Elvin Əsgərov
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Mindblowing history of America and how they controlled poor governed contries with rich oils/reserves。 After readin this book I'm terrified for my own land because we also have rich oil and currently we have new American oil companies doing works on our lands。 Mindblowing history of America and how they controlled poor governed contries with rich oils/reserves。 After readin this book I'm terrified for my own land because we also have rich oil and currently we have new American oil companies doing works on our lands。 。。。more
Omar
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حسبنا الله على كل هذا الإجرام في حق الشعوب。。。
Aaron Curmi
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I gave this book 3 stars， but it was probably closer to 2。5。 For many reasons。 First， I did find the book entertaining。 And I mean that literally。 It entertained me in much the same way a spy novel or adventure story might entertain me。 It had interesting hooks here and there and it was fun to read the descriptions of some of the places mentioned， since I had been to some of them myself。 Then， the book follows a historical trajectory and series of events that is of course true， but the finer det I gave this book 3 stars， but it was probably closer to 2。5。 For many reasons。 First， I did find the book entertaining。 And I mean that literally。 It entertained me in much the same way a spy novel or adventure story might entertain me。 It had interesting hooks here and there and it was fun to read the descriptions of some of the places mentioned， since I had been to some of them myself。 Then， the book follows a historical trajectory and series of events that is of course true， but the finer details just seem so convenient。 Again， in much the same way as a spy novel。 Perkins describes events， entities， and mechanisms of neoliberalism and global capitalism that did happen， are still happening， and are functioning in much the same way as they always have。 However， his role in all of this is difficult to really confirm or deny， along with the cast of characters he encounters along the way。 I suppose this is what makes the book， though。 The question， for me， that was constantly looming over this book was "did he actually do all this？ Because it would be quite easy for someone to just fictionalize all of this。" I couldn't shake the feeling that I was reading a historically based spy novel。 Historical fiction， essentially。 Perkins may be who he claims， but it would also be easy and low stakes to not really be that person， too。 In each new place， he always gets whisked away by some random local who "wants to show him a side of that he has never seen。" He goes with them， feeling unsure but wanting adventure。 He ends up in a local establishment and someone hits him with a perspective he hadn't considered before and makes him question himself。 Oh， and there is often an attractive woman there to be a sage in some form or fashion。 All very "James Bond。" Finally， and most crucially， the impetus for writing the book。 If it is taken at face value， he is a man who has seen the error of his wicked ways and is trying to alert others of nefarious goings on。 If taken another way， it is a man who has done irreparable damage to entire countries， economies， and populations and is looking for penance for his fully， completely corrupted soul。 While reading the book， you will be constantly beaten over the head with how Perkins feels just terrible， awful about the things he's done。 But then， he rationalizes and goes and ruins more lives。 Taken yet another way， it is just another opportunistic cash grab from a man whose entire MO and life schematic have been opportunistic cash grabs。 Maybe his role in it was real。 Maybe it wasn't。 But he sure is making a lot of money off of it， either way。 And the final point for me was that it really doesn't matter what sort of pontificating， soap boxing， about-facing， and finger wagging he does: the man （again， if what he says is true） ruined entire countries and populations for money。 There is no absolution for the level of sin he has committed。 And seeing it turned into a money making scheme makes it even worse。 This book does serve the purpose， however， of illuminating the role of the IMF and World Bank as neoliberal/neocolonial arms of the US empire following World War 2。 Having known a great deal about this prior to reading "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man" helped me to breeze through this one a bit quicker。 To me， that is the most redeeming quality of the book: illumination of neoliberal mechanisms which have always been lurking behind the scenes。 However， for a more in depth and proper analysis of these topics， I would highly recommend "A Brief History of Neoliberalism" by David Harvey out of the Oxford University Press。 It is a much drier read， but it is also much more informative， in-depth， and properly sourced。 I would recommend this book to someone with basically no knowledge of neoliberalism and needs a more narrative introduction。 If you are familiar with these concepts already， skip this book。 You'll be disappointed。 。。。more
books。bintulu
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January 2023: Confessions of an Economic Hit Man“Thinking back， I see my doubts， the whisperings of guilt， were there from the beginning。”What does Economic Hit Man （EHM） do？1。 Justify， induce and convince that huge international loans that funnel back money to MAIN and other US companies through mega engineering and construction projects，2。 so that the countries that received the loans; gone bankrupt， forever beholden to their creditors and become an easy target for favors （military base， UN vo January 2023: Confessions of an Economic Hit Man“Thinking back， I see my doubts， the whisperings of guilt， were there from the beginning。”What does Economic Hit Man （EHM） do？1。 Justify， induce and convince that huge international loans that funnel back money to MAIN and other US companies through mega engineering and construction projects，2。 so that the countries that received the loans; gone bankrupt， forever beholden to their creditors and become an easy target for favors （military base， UN votes， access to oil & other natural resources）3。 Highly paid job and you get to meet countries and political leaders。If EHM fails， the jackals will follow up。 War is the next action if the jackals fail。 Totally a new method of imperialism， to pursue global empire – corporatocracy。The author， John Perkins reveals his experience as an EHM working for a company， Chas。 T。 Main， Inc （MAIN） since 1971。 His experience includes the electrification project in Indonesia， where he first delivered as what the bosses demanded （17-20% load demand compare to 8-9% demand made by former technical colleague）。 As the results， he was promoted to become the Chief Economist。 In between travelling， meetings and reports， the author could not escape from feeling guilty with his job。 He met remarkable persons that instill awakening and even persuade him to write about his experience。 He knew the consequences of his reports thus resigned from MAIN in 1980。 ……I found mix comments about this book on GR。 It is an eye opening in every aspects; economics， history and geopolitics。 Even during his hiring process， it surprised me when his childhood upbringing was one of the factors that made him perfect for the job。I wonder how the corporatocracy has evolved since then。The other side of history of Panama， Saudi Arabia， Iran and Iraq are told from a new perspective。 The author advised to read in between the lines of every news article and question deeper the implications of every news。 A skill that I am still learning。 。。。more
tpg0
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As an AI language model， I do not have personal opinions or beliefs about books， but I can provide a brief summary of the book 'Confessions of an Economic Hit Man'。 'Confessions of an Economic Hit Man' is written by John Perkins and was published in 2004。 In this book， Perkins describes his experience as an economic hit man or EHM， where he worked for a consulting firm that was contracted by the US government and corporations to promote economic development in developing countries。 However， Perkins' job was more about persuading these countries and their leaders to take out large loans to finance infrastructure projects that would ultimately benefit American corporations more than the local population。 These projects were often unsustainable， and countries were left with massive debts that benefited the US through political and economic control。 The book provides an insight into how the US government and corporations have used economic and political control to gain influence and power over other countries。 Perkins also discusses the consequences of this approach， which has led to poverty， corruption， and instability in many countries。 Overall， the book presents a critical perspective on economic development and highlights the importance of sustainable practices that prioritize the needs and interests of the people。
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As an AI language model， I cannot form an opinion on my own。 However， "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man" is a memoir written by John Perkins， a former Chief Economist at an international consulting firm who claims to have been involved in the shady world of economic hit men。 The book recounts how he and other Economic Hit Men helped to bring down entire economies in developing countries， trapping them in debt and ensnaring them in a cycle of poverty。 The book also discusses the role of the World Bank， IMF， and other international financial organizations in facilitating these economic coups。 Overall， the book is a compelling read with important insights into the intersection between international economics， politics， and power。
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