Perkins, John,  1945- <br/><br/>
Confessions of an economic hit man / 
John Perkins. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - xxi, 250 p :  ill;  24 cm. 
 - A BK currents book .
 - BK currents book. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>1963-1971 -- An economic hit man is born -- "In for life" -- Indonesia: lessons for an EHM -- Saving a country from communism -- Selling my soul -- 1971-1975 -- My role as inquisitor -- Civilization on trial -- Jesus, seen differently -- Opportunity of a lifetime -- Panama's president and hero -- Pirates in the Canal Zone -- Soldiers and prostitutes -- Conversations with the general -- Entering a new and sinister period in economic history -- The Saudi Arabian money-laundering affair -- Pimping, and financing Osama bin Laden -- 1975-1981 -- Panama Canal negotiations and Graham Greene -- Iran's king of kings -- Confessions of a tortured man -- The fall of a king -- Colombia: keystone of Latin America -- American republic versus global empire -- The deceptive r�esum�e -- Ecuador's president battles big oil -- I quit -- 1981-present -- Ecuador's presidential death -- Panama: another presidential death -- My energy company, Enron, and George W. Bush -- I take a bribe -- The United States invades Panama -- An EHM failure in Iraq -- September 11 and its aftermath for me, personally -- Venezuela: saved by Saddam -- Ecuador revisited -- Piercing the veneer. 
<br/><br/> A former consultant to the U.S. government reveals the inner workings of the high-stakes economic game that encourages Third World economies to borrow money so that major corporations like Halliburton end up getting the contracts. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1576753018 9781576753019 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label> Pub Group West, 1700 4th st, Berkeley, CA, USA, 94710, (510)5281444  SAN 202-8522 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2004046353 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA466946  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>012991878  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Perkins, John, 1945- <br/>Perkins, John, 1945- 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United States. National Security Agency --Biography.<br/>Chas. T. Main, Inc.<br/>World Bank--Developing countries.<br/>Chas. T. Main, Inc.<br/>United States. National Security Agency. <br/>World Bank.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Chronological Terms: </label><br/>1900-2099 <br/>Geschichte 1971-1991. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Economists--United States--Biography.<br/>Energy consultants--United States--Biography.<br/>Intelligence officers--United States--Biography.<br/>Corporations, American--Foreign Countries.<br/>Corporations, American--Corrupt practices.<br/>Imperialism--History--20th century.<br/>Imperialism--History--21st century.<br/>15.85 history of America.<br/>83.04 teaching, profession and organizations of economics.<br/>Corporations, American--Corrupt practices.<br/>Corporations, American.<br/>Economists.<br/>Energy consultants.<br/>Imperialism.<br/>Intelligence officers.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Developing countries.<br/>United States.<br/>USA<br/>USA.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Developing countries External debt United States Political influence Corruption Intelligence services Multinational corporations Autobiography Globalisation Power (International relations) Overseas item John Perkins 
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Autobiography<br/>Biographies.<br/>History.<br/>Biographies (form)<br/>Autobiographies.<br/>Autobiographies.<br/>Erlebnisbericht.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>UB271.U52  / P41