Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, 3rd Edition
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Los Angeles Times Bestseller
How do we stop the unrelenting evolution of the economic hit man strategy and China’s takeover?
The riveting third edition of this New York Times bestseller blows the whistle on China’s economic hit man (EHM) strategy, exposes corruption on an international scale, and offers much-needed solutions for curing the degenerative Death Economy.
In this shocking exposé, former EHM John Perkins gives an insider view into the corrupt system that cheats and strong-arms countries around the globe out of trillions of dollars and ultimately causes staggering income inequality and ecological devastation.
EHMs are highly paid professionals who use development loans to saddle countries with huge debts and force them to serve US interests. Now, a new EHM wave is infecting the world, and at the peak of the devastation sits China, a newly dominant economic power, with its own insidious version of the US EHM blueprint. Twelve explosive new chapters detail the allure, exploitation, and wreckage of China’s EHM strategy in Latin America, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Europe.
If allowed to continue its rampage, the EHM strategy—whether executed by the United States or China—will destroy life as we know it. However, all is not lost. Perkins offers a plan for transforming this system that places profits above all into a Life Economy that restores the earth. He inspires readers to take actions toward a new era of global cooperation that will end the United States’s and China’s EHM strategies for good. Read more
Editor's Take
Amazon reviewers and Goodreads readers describe this edition as provocative and eye-opening, with several praising its global-politics angle and updated material. Others say the added chapters feel repetitive or less persuasive than the original, and some prefer a more evidence-based history of the same subject.
On Reddit and forums, discussion around the book often centers on whether John Perkins presents a compelling whistleblower narrative or an overstated conspiracy-style framework. Review blogs similarly tend to split between readers who find the book urgent and influential and those who feel the third edition adds limited new insight.
Overall: the strongest recurring praise is for the book’s accessibility and its unsettling look at international finance and power. The most common criticism is that later-edition additions are viewed by some readers as less grounded and more repetitive.
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| Publisher | Berrett-Koehler Publishers |
| Publication date | February 28, 2023 |
| Edition | 3rd |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 384 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1523001895 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1523001897 |
| Item Weight | 14 ounces |
| Dimensions | 5.55 x 1.02 x 8.54 inches |
| Best Sellers Rank | #13,111 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #5 in Government & Business #14 in Economic Policy #14 in Economic Policy & Development (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (832) |