| A Game as Old as Empire: The Secret World of Economic Hit Men and the Web of Global Corruption Contributor(s): Hiatt, Steven (Editor), Augustine, Ellen (Editor), Berkman, Steven (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1576753956 ISBN-13: 9781576753958 Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2007 Annotation: John Perkins's sensational New York Times bestseller Confessions of an Economic Hit Man (more than 300,000 sold) revealed just the tip of the iceberg of the secret world of economic hit men and the web of global corruption. Now more economic hit men and investigators tell the whole shocking story. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Conspiracy Theories - Political Science | Globalization |
| Dewey: 364.132 |
| LCCN: 2006034244 |
| Physical Information: 1.25" H x 6.49" W x 9.26" (1.30 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: John Perkins' controversial and bestselling expos , 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. |