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Confessions of an economic hit man

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

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  • ISBN: 9780452287082
  • ISBN: 0452287081
  • ISBN: 1576753018
  • ISBN: 9781576753019
  • ISBN: 160509529X
  • ISBN: 9781605095295
  • ISBN: 1576755126
  • ISBN: 9781576755129
  • Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxi, 250 pages) : illustrations
    remote
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: San Francisco : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, ©2004.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note: 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.
Source of Description Note:
Print version record.
Subject: Perkins, John -- 1945-
United States. -- National Security Agency -- Biography
Chas. T. Main, Inc.
World Bank -- Developing countries
Perkins, John -- 1945-
Chas. T. Main, Inc.
United States. -- National Security Agency.
World Bank.
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
Économistes -- États-Unis -- Biographies
Consultants en énergie -- États-Unis -- Biographies
Officiers de renseignements -- États-Unis -- Biographies
Sociétés américaines -- Pays étrangers
Impérialisme -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
Impérialisme -- Histoire -- 21e siècle
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Government & Business
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- General
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Finance
Corporations, American -- Corrupt practices
Corporations, American -- Foreign countries
Economists
Energy consultants
Imperialism
Intelligence officers
Developing countries
United States
USA
Wirtschaftskriminalität
Entwicklungsländer
USA
Developing countries
External debt
United States
Political influence
Corruption
Intelligence services
Multinational corporations
Autobiography
Globalisation
Power (International relations)
Overseas item
John Perkins
Genre: Electronic books.
Autobiography
Electronic books.
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
History.
Biographies (form)
Autobiographies.
Autobiographies.
Aufsatzsammlung.
Erlebnisbericht.

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