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  • Confessions of an Economic Hitman

  • By: John Perkins
  • Narrated by: Brian Emerson
  • Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (96 ratings)

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Confessions of an Economic Hitman

By: John Perkins
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Publisher's Summary

This is the inside story of how America turned from a respected republic into a feared empire.

"Economic hit men," John Perkins writes, "are highly paid professionals who cheat countries around the globe out of trillions of dollars. Their tools include fraudulent financial reports, rigged elections, payoffs, extortion, sex, and murder."

John Perkins should know; he was an economic hit man. His job was to convince countries that are strategically important to the U.S., from Indonesia to Panama, to accept enormous loans for infrastructure development and to make sure that the lucrative projects were contracted to Halliburton, Bechtel, Brown and Root, and other United States engineering and construction companies. Saddled with huge debts, these countries came under the control of the United States government, World Bank, and other U.S.-dominated aid agencies that acted like loan sharks, dictating repayment terms and bullying foreign governments into submission.

This extraordinary real-life tale exposes international intrigue, corruption, and little-known government and corporate activities that have dire consequences for American democracy and the world.

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Wish I knew of this book ages ago

Absolutely loved this book. It explains the dark machinations behind a lot of stuff I previously only had a vague awareness of. And the style and writing is personal and compelling. Highly recommended

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interesting story but mostly fiction in my opinion

this seems more like an interpretation of world events rather than a factual history of economic development in the developing countries he mentioned.

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We all knew it but needed proof.

This is one of those circumstances that we were all aware of, but having John’s direct story being brought to life, brings a sense of confirmation that we all needed.

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Very informative

If you are interested in the following subjects you will like this book:

US history post WW2
World history post WW2
Power struggles between Washington and smaller countries.
Globalisation
Corporatocracy


The narration is perfect, very enthralling.

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Eye opener

This was a very well-written read. Even though it’s 15 years old now I find that it’s still very relevant and educational. I enjoyed it and I learned a lot from it.

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The hidden side of global empire

The book itself was an eye opener. The atrocities committed by American conglomerates and the government that backed and made it all possible. The narration was excellent at least for the first few chapters. Overall excellent.

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awesome

was really fantastic. a great read. Really intriguing to learn how the US wants to rule the world through economy

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pretty nice

this is 100% my favourire book. fantastic ending,easy moral for anyone to understand. nice meme

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Poorly narrated.

I probably would have finished the book if it wasn't for the appalling narration. .

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