TY - BOOK AU - Perkins, John. TI - Confessions of an economic hit man SN - 9780091909109 U1 - 332.042PER PY - 2004/// CY - San Francisco PB - Berrett-Koehler Publishers KW - Perkins, John, 1945- N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - As an Economic Hitman (EHM), John Perkins helped further American imperial interests in countries such as Ecuador, Panama, Indonesia and Saudi Arabia. As Chief Economist for the international consulting firm Chas. T. Main, he convinced underdeveloped countries to accept massive loans for infrastructure development and ensured that the projects were contracted to multinational corporations. The countries acquired enormous debt, and the US and international aid agencies were able to control their economies ER -