Confessions of an economic hit man
A former consultant to the U.S. government reveals the inner workings of the high-stakes economic game that encourages Third World economies to borrow money so that major corporations like Halliburton end up getting the contracts.
| Main Author: | Perkins, John, 1945- |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Plume,
2006.
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| Physical Description: |
xxv, 303 pages ; 21 cm. |
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| Summary: |
A former consultant to the U.S. government reveals the inner workings of the high-stakes economic game that encourages Third World economies to borrow money so that major corporations like Halliburton end up getting the contracts. |
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| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. A former consultant to the U.S. government reveals the inner workings of the high-stakes economic game that encourages Third World economies to borrow money so that major corporations like Halliburton end up getting the contracts. Part 1: 1963-1971 ch. 1 An Economic hit man is born -- ch. 2 "In for life" -- ch. 3 Indonesia: lessons for an EHM -- ch. 4 Saving a country from communism -- ch. 5 Selling my soul -- Part 2: 1971-1975 -- ch. 6 My role as inquisitor -- ch. 7 Civilization on trial -- ch. 8 Jesus, seen differently -- ch. 9 Opportunity of a lifetime -- ch. 10 Panama's president and hero -- ch. 11 Pirates in the Canal zone -- ch. 12 Soldiers and prostitutes -- ch. 13 Conversations with the General -- ch. 14 Entering a new and sinister period in economic history -- ch. 15 Saudi Arabian money-laundering affair -- ch. 16 Pimping, and financing Osama bin Laden -- Part 3: 1975-1981 ch. 17 Panama Canal negotiations and Graham Greene -- ch. 18 Iran's king of kings -- ch. 19 Confessions of a tortured man -- ch. 20 Fall of a king -- ch. 21 Colombia: keystone of Latin America -- ch. 22 American republic versus global empire -- ch. 23 Deceptive résumé -- ch. 24 Ecuador's president battles big oil -- ch. 25 I quit -- Part 4: 1981- Present ch. 26 Ecuador's presidential death -- ch. 27 Panama: another presidential death -- ch. 28 My energy company, Enron, and George W. Bush -- ch. 29 I take a bribe -- ch. 30 United States invades Panama -- ch. 31 An EHM failure in Iraq -- ch. 32 September 11 and its aftermath for me, personally -- ch. 33 Venezuela: saved by Saddam -- ch. 34 Ecuador revisited -- ch. 35 Piercing the veneer -- What you can do -- Epilogue -- John Perkins personal history. |
| Physical Description: |
xxv, 303 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
0452287081 9780452287082 |