A Game as Old as Empire: The Secret World of Economic Hit Men and the Web of Global Corruption - Softcover

Hiatt, Steven

Softcover

ISBN 10: 144296152X ISBN 13: 9781442961524

Publisher: ReadHowYouWant, 2012

Synopsis

John Perkins links his experiences to new revelations that expose the drive for empire that lies behind the rhetoric of globalization....Economic hit men (EHMs) are highly paid professionals who cheat countries around the globe out of trillions of dollars. They funnel money from the World Bank, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and other foreign ''aid'' organizations into the coffers of huge corporations and the pockets of a few wealthy families who control the planet's natural resources. Their tools include fraudulent financial reports, rigged elections, payoffs, extortion, sex, and murder. They play a game as old as empire, but one that has taken on new and terrifying dimensions during this time of globalization.

About this title

About the Author:

Steven Hiatt has worked as an editor and writer for several Bay Area companies, including Apple, Netscape, and Stanford Research Institute. He is the president of Editcetera, a cooperative of publishing professionals.

Erik Synestvedt is a regular on stage and television, and has recorded dozens of audiobooks. He has done extensive voiceover work nationwide.

About this edition

• Publisher: ReadHowYouWant
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 144296152X
• ISBN 13: 9781442961524
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 588