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In this expanded edition of John Perkins’s influential work, readers discover 15 additional chapters that scrutinize the covert world of economic hit men (EHMs) and their impact on global development. The book updates and broadens the original narrative by identifying contemporary EHMs, detailing interactions with major U.S. corporations, the World Bank, and intelligence entities, and providing a comprehensive chronology of EHM activity since 2004. Perkins examines the mechanisms of economic coercion, the ties between American corporations and foreign governments, and the ethical dilemmas surrounding international finance and national security.
First publish date: 2016
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Autobiography
Authors: Perkins, John
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