01408cam a2200349 4500 76330066 TxAuBib 20050315120000.0 050315s2004||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2004046353 9781576753019 $24.95 1576753018 $24.95 DLC DLC DLC NjBwBT TxAuBib Perkins, John, 1945- Confessions of an economic hit man / John Perkins. 1st ed. San Francisco : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2004. xxi, 250 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. A former consultant to the U.S. government reveals the inner workings of the high-stakes economic game that encourages Third World economies to borrow money so that major corporations like Halliburton end up getting the contracts. 20050315. Perkins, John 1945- United States National Security Agency Biography. Chas. T. Main, Inc. World Bank. Economists Biography. Energy consultants Biography. Intelligence service United States Biography. Corporations United States. Corporations United States Corrupt practices. Imperialism History.