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

Steven Hiatt

Language: English

Google Books ISBN

Business & Economics Cognitive Psychology Corrupt practices Dependency General Globalization Globalization - Social Aspects International International Business Enterprises - Corrupt Practices International business enterprises Political Science Political corruption Psychology Structural Adjustment Structural Adjustment (Economic Policy)

Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Published: Jan 1, 2006

Description:

John Perkins's sensational New York Times bestseller Confessions of an Economic Hit Man (more than 300,000 sold) revealed just the tip of the iceberg of the secret world of economic hit men and the web of global corruption. Now more economic hit men and investigators tell the whole shocking story.

A Game As Old As Empire is well referenced, very readable and perversely entertaining. Hard data is combined with first-person narratives and the machinations of international economics are made accessible for the layperson. And the book goes one step further by offering hope and practical advice. The chapter "Global Uprising: The Web of Resistance" by policy-analyst Antonia Juhasz sheds light on how people can change the corruption and help create a better world.