Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, 3rd Edition
- 6h 58m
- John Perkins
- Berrett-Koehler Publishers
- 2023
How do we stop the unrelenting evolution of the economic hit man strategy and China's takeover?
The riveting third edition of this New York Times bestseller blows the whistle on China's economic hit man (EHM) strategy, exposes corruption on an international scale, and offers much-needed solutions for curing the degenerative Death Economy.
In this shocking expos, former EHM John Perkins gives an insider view into the corrupt system that cheats and strong-arms countries around the globe out of trillions of dollars and ultimately causes staggering income inequality and ecological devastation.
EHMs are highly paid professionals who use development loans to saddle countries with huge debts and force them to serve US interests. Now, a new EHM wave is infecting the world, and at the peak of the devastation sits China, a newly dominant economic power, with its own insidious version of the US EHM blueprint. Twelve explosive new chapters detail the allure, exploitation, and wreckage of China's EHM strategy in Latin America, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Europe.
If allowed to continue its rampage, the EHM strategy-whether executed by the United States or China-will destroy life as we know it. However, all is not lost. Perkins offers a plan for transforming this system that places profits above all into a Life Economy that restores the earth. He inspires readers to take actions toward a new era of global cooperation that will end the United States's and China's EHM strategies for good.
About the Author
John Perkins is an activist and author of ten books on global intrigue, shamanism, and transformation, including the classic Confessions of an Economic Hit Man. As a former chief economist at a major consulting firm, he advised the World Bank, United Nations, Fortune 500 corporations, and governments. He regularly speaks at universities, economic forums, and shamanic gatherings around the world and is a founder and board member of the Pachamama Alliance and Dream Change.
In this Book
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Introduction—The Third Economic Hit Man Wave and China’s EHM Strategy
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A Defiant President
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A Savior’s Nightmare
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Canary in the Cage
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Dirty Business
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An Economic Hit Man is Born
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“In for Life”
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Indonesia—Lessons for an EHM
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Saving a Country from Communism
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Selling My Soul
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My Role as Inquisitor
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Civilization on Trial
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Opportunity of a Lifetime
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Panama’s President and Hero
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US Colonialism in the Canal Zone
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Conversations with the General
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Entering a New and Sinister Period in Economic History
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The Saudi Arabian Money-Laundering Affair
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Pimping, and Financing Osama Bin Laden
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Panama Canal Negotiations
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Iran’s King of Kings
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Confessions of a Tortured Man
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The Fall of a King
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Colombia—Keystone of Latin America
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American Republic versus Global Empire
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The Deceptive Résumé
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Ecuador’s President Battles Big Oil
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I Quit
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Ecuador’s Presidential Death
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Panama—Another Presidential Death
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My Energy Company and George W. Bush
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I Take a Bribe
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The United States Invades Panama
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An EHM Failure in Iraq
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Conspiracy—Was I Poisoned?
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Istanbul—Death versus Life Economy
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Another EHM Banking Scandal
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The New Millennium’s New Economic Hit Men
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The New Millennium’s New Jackals
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China Swings the Balance
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China’s Economic Hit Men
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Latin America
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Asia
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Africa
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The Middle East
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Europe
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The United States
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Conclusion—We Each Have a Role to Play to End the EHM Strategy
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Confessions of an Economic Hit Man Discussion Guide
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Resources
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John Perkins Personal History
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Notes
