The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man: How America really took over the world
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False economics. Threats, bribes, extortion. Debt, deception, coups, assassinations and unbridled military power. These are the tools used by the ‘corporatocracy’ – a vast network of corporations, banks, colluding governments and rich and powerful individuals – to ensure that they retain and expand their wealth and influence, growing richer and richer as the poor become poorer.
In his original, post 9/11 book, John Perkins revealed how he was recruited as an economic hit man in the 1970s, and exposed the corrupt methods American corporations use to spread their influence in the developing world, cheating countries out of trillions of dollars. In this new, extensively updated edition he lays bare the latest, terrifying evolution of the economic hit man, and how the system has become even more entrenched and powerful than ever before.
In New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, John Perkins provides fresh and chilling evidence of how the corporatocracy has grown its influence to every corner of the globe, making us all unwitting slaves to their regime. But he also provides advice on how we can end our unconscious support of the system and its self-serving, lethal economy.
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“Perkins has, once again, made a substantial contribution to a world that needs whistle-blowers to open its eyes to the true sources of political, social, and economic power” – Yanis Varoufakis
“It comes from the heart. I highly recommend it.” – Michael Brownstein
“it’s all here in toe-curling detail’ – Guardian
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Additional information
| Publisher | Ebury Press (5 July 2018) |
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| Language | English |
| Paperback | 384 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 9781785033858 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1785033858 |
| Dimensions | 12.6 x 2.3 x 19.8 cm |
by Anna
Every page was not only instructional but also a source of inspiration
But as the saying goes ‘what doesn’t kill you – makes you stronger, but first it will piss you off – beyond belief!’
Magnificent expose
We don’t have future if we continue to do nothing –
And it will take everything to eliminate death economy – or this very destructive model will kill us sooner than we’d like
by Amazon Customer
Very historical and detailed. Covers the critical events of the last 70 years
by SF
By that, I mean how on earth can politics be done without the money men? Democracy or not does no make a huge difference when it comes to the power of economic hit mans. This book is enlightening.
by T RAZA
Evil lives in this world, but not from the people we are made to believe. A must read
by Matloub Husayn-Ali-Khan
This book for me, was an eye opener and every page were not only instructional but inspirational to the reader. This expose’ started early on with a term entitled: ‘corporatocracy’ – mainly international corporations, banks, rich and the powerful control them. Interestingly, J. Perkins did not use the other similar meaning terms like ‘Cryptocracy’ or ‘Deep State’ the latter term – a lot of us are familiar with nowadays. In a sense, this amazing book puts into perspective the true reality of global economics and the western type of neo-liberal system that tries all sorts of underhand skulduggery methods including corruption just to gain profit. Much of Perkins viewpoint expressed in the book tend to reflect the works covered by Noam Chomsky in previous decades.
Perkins uses the term: ‘death economy’ which is very apt in describing the destructive nature of global corporations’ policies that strive to push their unending pursuance of profit at all costs that ultimately means destroying many nation states and eliminating their democratically elected leaders. He (Perkins) cited many examples of this including the initial and perceived fears/threats to his own life when he thought of writing and publishing this book.
To summarise, a very enlightening book that explains how America really took over the world through economic methods of ‘giving’ foreign aid, trade, financial trickery, targeted business investment, espionage, assassination, bribery, intimidation and ultimately through military (force) invasion(s). Perkins sets the scene very early on and mentions what retired U.S. General Wesley Clark said about a US government classified memo saying: “invading 7 countries in 5 years” from which many can gather on what has already happened in the preceding decades and this clearly points that the “real enemies of this planet are not the Russians nor the ‘terrorist’ Muslims”. And, the real terrorists emerge from the shadows from the cryptocracy or the deep state into the spotlight.
Excellent book and a very high recommendation to buy this book that suggests the possible ways forward on what you can do and things to do – to challenge the status quo! The book should be read in conjunction with the 2005 book by R. W. Baker: “Capitalism’s Achilles Heel: Dirty Money”.
by Cute
Thank you. It’s arrived..
by Kindle Customer
Pity, may have had a story. Poorly written
by Mota
I read the book to get an insight into how the world’s economy is run and controlled by the advanced countries with the aid of international financial institutions