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Confessions of an economic hit man [electronic resource] / John Perkins.

Perkins, John, 1945- (Author). Emerson, Brian. (Added Author).

Summary:

This is the inside story of how America turned from a respected republic into a feared empire. John Perkins should know, he was an economic hit man. His job was to convince countries that are strategically important to the U.S., from Indonesia to Panama, to accept enormous loans for infrastructure development and to make sure that the lucrative projects were contracted to Halliburton, Bechtel, Brown and Root, and other United States engineering and construction companies.

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  • ISBN: 0786134852
  • ISBN: 9780786134854
  • Publisher: [Ashland] : Blackstone, 2005.

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General Note:
Downloadable audio file.
Title from: Title details screen.
Unabridged.
Participant or Performer Note:
Read by Brian Emerson.
System Details Note:
Requires OverDrive Media Console
Requires OverDrive Media Console (WMA file size: 133553 KB; MP3 file size: 261729 KB).
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subject: United States. National Security Agency > Biography.
Economists > United States > Biography.
Energy consultants > United States > Biography.
Intelligence officers > United States > Biography.
Brown & Root Development, Inc.
Chas. T. Main, Inc.
Halliburton Company.
World Bank > Developing countries.
Corporations, American > Foreign countries.
Corporations, American > Corrupt practices.
Imperialism > History > 20th century.
Imperialism > History > 21st century.
Genre: DOWNLOADABLE AUDIOBOOK.
Audiobooks.

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