Confessions of an Economic Hit Man

Section: Human Development , Economy

Number of pages: 471 pages

Perkins was chief economist at MAIN, an American company. His official job title was "economic hit man." The author defines economic hit men as: highly paid professionals who cheat countries out of trillions of dollars.

They funnel money from the World Bank, USAID, and other foreign aid organizations into the coffers of large corporations and the pockets of a few wealthy families who control the earth’s natural resources. They are playing a game as old as empires, but one that has taken on new and terrifying dimensions in this global age.