Uncovering the Truth Behind the Global Financial System: The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man

fieldmixer: There are a few dozen books in particular, that should be must reads for all humanity to aid in the understanding if how the works. This book, is a history book really, written a truth teller and principled principal character. buy it, its a good read. Not difficult. Worth it.
Should be on high school reading list.

Canada on Nov 18, 2023

Greg Moore: So are you grown up enough and willing to learn what our beloved United States does to others around the globe, just to enrich the military industrial corporations? This book should be a must read for ALL Americans! If any of us have ever wondered why people of other countries seem to hate Americans? Well........This book well tell you. Please read this and share the knowledge. Love you all!

United States on Apr 02, 2023

Fay Scott: This is ab excellent book. Great facts that everyone should know.

Canada on Mar 08, 2023

Amazon Customer: Very informative!

Canada on Feb 11, 2023

BookBee: So far, I've read 3 chapters. I like the book. He's a good writer. Lots of specific detail. He also includes positive ideas for the future.

Canada on Oct 28, 2022

Cody AllenCody Allen: John Perkins is an economic hitman. He spent over a decade pressuring the presidents of poor countries into signing exorbitant contracts with major US construction companies (think Halliburton and Bechtel) that were financed by major international banks (think Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan.) In theory, these agreements were supposed help underdeveloped countries export their natural resources and create wealth for their economy. This wealth would then ostensibly go towards building schools, hospitals, and other important social projects for the people and thus raise them out of poverty. What these countries didn’t realize was that they had been sold a lie. The money they made was never enough to pay back the massive loans they had agreed to and they were left helpless as they watched the interest continue to rise and the money continue to leave. Time and time again the profits went back to the big American banks and companies while the indigenous people got screwed both financially and environmentally.

If this scheme sounds familiar, it is because it is exactly the same formula endorsed by our federal student loan program. A large bank, on behalf the government, gets a...

United States on Dec 17, 2020

stefano: in questo libro l'autore racconta in prima persona, la sua crescita professionale come economo e "sicario finanziario" di ruolo fondamentale e imprescindibile per la sua compagnia, come gli enti creditizi internazionali (sempre facenti parte degli stati occidentali), possano portare al completo indebitamento di stati ai quali vengono proposti aiuti finanziari e come questi ultimi a ciclo operativo terminato, ovvero constatata l'impossibilta' a ripagare i propri debiti, si trovino spodestati delle proprie risorse economiche principali.
Il libro e' redatto in maniera facile da comprendere anche per coloro che siano estranei all'ambito finanziario. Aiuta a comprendere i motivi per i quali certi stati, anche avendo risorse naturali di grande valore, si trovino nella poverta' e soprattutto dovrebbe far comprendere come per l'egocentrismo e materialismo di alcuni vengano messe in poverta' milioni di persone.

Italy on Feb 04, 2019

Athan: My friend Stan is approaching his 50th and in his old age is becoming a bit of a conspiracy theorist. He emailed me a list of books to read, most of which are not easy to find, but Confessions was on it, so I ordered the new, expanded book to see what the fuss is all about.

For starters, the “15 explosive new Chapters with new Revelations” are a waste of time. Whereas in the original you find yourself riding with John Perkins in Ecuador, Panama, Iran, Boston, Jakarta and Washington, in the second part you’re reading his interpretation of public information and it’s got to be said that this particular reading of it is covered much better by authors like Glenn Greenwald, Naomi Klein, John Mackey, Jeff Sachs etc. The man has little to add.

The first part’s alright, on the other hand.

In what is quite a tight narrative, you find out about the life and times of a Robert McNamara / Indiana Jones wannabe as he jumps from the Hilton to the Intercontinental, from Panama to Indonesia, from his wife to his clandestine girlfriend, leaving behind him a trail of destruction. Not quite, but not too far from it either.

It’s cool. But it’s also grumpy....

United States on Mar 05, 2016