Game As Old As Empire (eBook)

The Secret World of Economic Hit Men and the Web of Global Corruption

Steven W. Hiatt (Herausgeber)

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2007 | 1. Auflage
310 Seiten
Berrett-Koehler Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-57675-798-7 (ISBN)

Infos

John Perkins' controversial expose, 'Confessions of an Economic Hit Man,' became an international word-of-mouth sensation and a long-running 'New York Times' bestseller. However, the revelations that John Perkins presented in 'Confessions of an Economic Hit Man' were, actually, only a glimpse into the world of economic hit men. It turns out this secret world is even bigger, deeper, and more sinister than even Perkins knew. Perkins is now joined by a dozen other economic hit men and investigators, as they go much further in revealing how the EHM game has functioned, and continues to function, in many countries around the world. Through detailed confessions and hard facts and figures, 'A Game As Old As Empire' unearths the truth about what is really going on in the world. Each chapter focuses on a particular case, detailing the methods used to deceive, steal, corrupt, and coerce. After presenting these particular cases, 'A Game As Old As Empire' connects the dots - showing how the various pieces of this system come together to create the world's first truly global empire. The book then offers a call to action, explaining what ordinary citizens can do to confront and unravel this destructive network of control.

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John Perkins' controversial and bestselling expose, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, revealed for the first time the secret world of economic hit men (EHMs). But Perkins' Confessions contained only a small piece of this sinister puzzle. The full story is far bigger, deeper, and darker than Perkins' personal account revealed. Here other EHMs, journalists, and investigators join Perkins to tell their own stories, providing the first probing and expansive look into this pervasive web of systematic corruption.With chapters spotlighting how specific countries around the globe have been subverted, A Game As Old As Empire uncovers the inner workings of the institutions behind these economic manipulations. The contributors detail concrete examples of how the ';economic hit man game' is still being played: an officer of an offshore bank hiding hundreds of millions of dollars in stolen money, IMF advisers slashing Ghana's education and health programs, a mercenary defending a European oil company in Nigeria, a consultant rewriting Iraqi oil law, and executives financing warlords to secure supplies of coltan ore in Congo. Together they show how this system of corruption and plunder operates in real life, and reveal the price that the rest of the world must pay as a result.Most important, A Game As Old As Empire connects the dots, showing how the various pieces of this system come together to create the world's first truly global empire.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 28.2.2007
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Finanzwissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Makroökonomie
• ISBN-10: 1-57675-798-6 / 1576757986
• ISBN-13: 978-1-57675-798-7 / 9781576757987