confessions of an economic hit man

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14 July 2008

Confessions of an Economic Hit Man ' by Perkins

The book Confessions of an Economic Hit Man ' provides clear idea about policies of the World Bank , United States and the United Nations Apparently , the author considers himself Luca Brazi who has helped Don Corleone to become famous all over the world . The book provides the life story of Perkins and includes his job at Chas . T . Main (MAIN ) known to be an international consulting firm that handles World Bank and other donor agency projects

(Perkins MAIN ) Perkins ' mission is to provide developing countries with large international loans and consequently , to spend more money with such companies as Halliburton and Bechtel . The idea was to motivate construction and engineering projects Perkins said the following about his mission : This is what we EHMs (Economic Hitmen , do best : we build a global empire . We are an elite group of men and women who utilize international financial organizations to foment conditions that make other nations subservient to the corporatocracy running our biggest corporations , our government and our banks . Like our counterparts in the Mafia , EHMs provide favors (Perkins 214

In the result , loans for electric generating , highways , airports and ports , infrastructure and industrial parks will be obtained (Perkins 64-65 . Perkins assumes that the United States of America have never parted with its money , because they have been simply transferred to Washington , San Francisco and Houston . Factually , money is returned , but recipient country has to pay them to the bank . Therefore , Perkins asserts that if EHM appears to be successful , then the loans are so large that the debtor is forced to default on its payments after a few years . If to achieve the desired outcomes the result are intimidating full control over the votes of United Nations , access to oil resources and Panama Canal , installation of military bases (Perkins 58-65

It is necessary to admit that Perkins is rather persuasive , because he uses logical arguments , facts and conclusions to defend his position Furthermore , he has managed to make people think that the plot of the book is sinister . Actually , the book is a mixture of luxurious globetrotting , financial intrigue and mysterious assassinations . For example , Perkins mentions exotic Claudine and says he has seduced him to become an Economic Hit Man . Further , Uncle Frank is introduced to provide information about the works for National Security Agency . The author says that Uncle Frank has encouraged him to join the Peace Corps in preparation for his future EHM role (Perkins 8 . One more cinematic figure is introduced - Forrest Gump - to demonstrate crucial points in the history of developing countries . The Shah of Iran , Omar Torrijos , President of Panama (Perkins 58 ) are encountered as well in this book and other influential figures such as House of Saud , Robert McNamara , President of the World Bank (Perkins ) The authors literary interlude is illustrated on the example of Graham Green , because he persuaded the author to write the book and to make it about things that...