Confessions of an Economic Hit Man

Confessions of an Economic Hit Man

Author: John Perkins

Pages: 229

Rating:

Presentation: 3, Language: 3, Relevance: 3, Depth: 2, Reputation: 2

Dedication: “To my mother and father, Ruth Moody and Jason Perkins, who taught me about love and living and instilled in me the courage that enabled me to write this book”

John Perkins claims in the front cover that it is the shocking inside story of how America really took over the world. He was associated with the NSA and took up job as the Econometrist in Main, one of the consultants in energy industry. He narrates the plot in which third world countries are forced to do the bidding of multinationals and of the USA. They will first advance loans to poor countries for infrastructure development and when they are no longer able to repay, they will be forced to grant concessions to US firms or to vote according to the diktats of US government. His job was that of an economic hit man. When these EHMs fail, the jackals will set in and physically eliminate the target. He had worked in Ecuador, Panama, Indonesia, Iran and Saudi Arabia.

The clear foot prints of a leftist and environmentalist are visible throughout the book. His arguments are not convincing and the examples are not illustrative in the wider perspective.

Overall rating: 3/5