Open AccessBook Review: The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins
Author(s) -
Natalie Disque
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of social change
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1931-1540
DOI - 10.5590/josc.2017.09.1.01
Subject(s) - superpower , deception , multinational corporation , government (linguistics) , debt , political science , psychology , economic history , criminology , law , history , economics , philosophy , finance , politics , linguistics
Author John Perkins writes a bold, yet compelling, account of his personal experiences as an economic hit man (EHM), involving manipulating data and foreign government officials, deception, lies, sex, assassinations, and attempted murder. His true story recounted in the book The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man is an eye-opener for those who are unaware of the underpinnings of the government’s ability to bully other countries into large debt to benefit American multinational corporations and secure our place as the sole superpower.