Confessions of an economic hit man
la cara oculta del imperialismo americano
by Perkins, John, John Perkins · first published 2004
51% recommend44% neutral4% critical
Why HN recommends it
First-person account of how the US used loans and debt to gain leverage over developing countries, cited for its IMF, Latin America, Saudi and debt-trap dynamics. Suits readers of accessible geopolitics.
Common criticism: Critics say its accuracy is doubtful and parts read like fiction
Summarised by Claude from recommending comments
Sinhalese translation of a controversial book on the economic policies of U.S. government with respect to developing countries.
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on “Ask HN: Books you read in 2016?” ↗…said, flatly false. If you're going to base your defense of free-market capitalism on the presumption of purely voluntary exchanges, you've got some 'splainin' to do. Suggest you read John Perkins, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man while you're at it.
on “It’s a Myth That Entrepreneurs Drive New Technology” ↗…(wow what a strange moniker that is). Go and check. He cites Ayn Rand and Peggy Noonan. He's a fellow at the George W. Bush Presidential Center. If you want to understand how and why USAID works, read "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man" by former Ashland Oil CEO John Perkins.
on “The Suicide of Venezuela” ↗…introspecting as they did on selling 'human rights', we'd have a better world. But hey, a better world would mean the corporatocracy would have less money.. why bother ? Seriously though, John Perkins' book 'Confessions of an Economic Hit man' is a wonderful read for the 'conspiracy theorist'.
on “American Chipmakers Had a Toxic Problem, Then They Outsourced It” ↗Since we are at it, I suggest reading John Perkins's "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man": https://www.amazon.com/Confessions-Economic-Hit-John-Perkins... Also, any book on past and current colonialism (say, current actions of the US military in Africa). How do you like your illegitimately…
on “Kremlin Cash Behind Yuri Milner’s Twitter and Facebook Investments” ↗Hey, the great economists are the ones who get really good at just making shit up. Check out Confessions of an Economic Hit Man. http://books.google.com/books?id=nJFFrLX-924C Isohunt also shows me the book and audio book is available free online.
on “You have a 1 in 20 chance of being chosen by YC. Pretty good odds!” ↗Read "Confessions of an economic hit man" by John Perkins to understand this trend.
on “China Developers to Flatten 700 Mountains to Build New City” ↗Confessions of an Economic Hit Man is a book related to this topic, that I highly recommend reading: http://www.amazon.com/Confessions-Economic-Hit-John-Perkins-...
on “New WikiLeaks Documents Reveal NSA Spied on French Companies” ↗You may be interested in the book Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, which recounts some stories of how the process was carried out by the author.
on “Why Greece and the EU aren't playing games” ↗If you haven't already, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins is a very good read.
on “A former CIA spy has revealed his key role in the arrest of Nelson Mandela” ↗John Perkins has written extensively on this topic, as he has had a career conducting 2 and 3 for the US. His book Confessions of an Economic Hit Man is instructive. https://www.amazon.com/New-Confessions-Economic-Hit-Man/dp/1...
on “The Great Cannon has been deployed again” ↗I'll add "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man", by a less well known author, which is along similar lines.[1] It's interesting that Eisenhower and Butler blew the whistle essentially after their careers were over rather than in the middle of their…
on “War Is a Racket by General Smedley D. Butler (1933)” ↗…accept aren't appropriate for mixed company on civil forums like this, and I'd posit that Schwab and his WEF and IMF cronies are as provovactive and polarizing figures as any problematic youtuber. Read "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man," and you can see the level of co-ordination they use for taking over entire countries. This isn't about trolls and mean tweets, these people are a network in the business of subjugating nations. If you're…
on “In Tax We Trust” ↗This is just a five minute excerpt of his book, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man. A must read for every American IMO.
on “John Perkins: America's Secret Empire” ↗Then you haven't read any of the various books about the CIA. "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man" or "Inside the Company - CIA diary" make a good read. It's only about economic purposes. On a much larger scale than China.
on “China Begins Production Of x86 Processors Based On AMD's IP” ↗