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Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, 3rd Edition
620 pages, Paperback
Published September 9, 2025
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John Perkins
120 books1,262 followersJohn Perkins is an activist and author. As a former chief economist at Boston strategic-consulting firm Chas. T. Main, Perkins says that he was an "economic hit man" for 10 years, helping U.S. intelligence agencies and multinational corporations cajole and blackmail foreign leaders into serving U.S. foreign policy and awarding lucrative contracts to American business.
However, after several years struggling internally over the role he was playing in crippling foreign economies, he quit his consulting job. In the 1980s Perkins founded and directed a successful independent energy company, which he subsequently sold. Since then he has been heavily involved with non-profit organizations in Ecuador and around the world. He continues this work today, in addition to his writing.
His new book, Confessions of an Economic Hitman, 3rd Edition: China’s EHM Strategy; Ways to Stop the Global Takeover, a follow-up to international best-seller Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, will be released on February 28th, 2023.
However, after several years struggling internally over the role he was playing in crippling foreign economies, he quit his consulting job. In the 1980s Perkins founded and directed a successful independent energy company, which he subsequently sold. Since then he has been heavily involved with non-profit organizations in Ecuador and around the world. He continues this work today, in addition to his writing.
His new book, Confessions of an Economic Hitman, 3rd Edition: China’s EHM Strategy; Ways to Stop the Global Takeover, a follow-up to international best-seller Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, will be released on February 28th, 2023.
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December 29, 2025
This books incredibly insightful into US foreign policy post WWII. Perkins personal stories of how he worked as an economic hitman made me better understand how the US worked to expand it’s empire, especially in Latin/South America and the Middle East.
If you like history, you’ll enjoy this book because it ties multiple global events. This book also gives you a template for how the US foreign policy works which can be applied to modern events such as the US/Venezuela situation.
I gave the book 4 stars because I found the recommendations to be really soft. With the amount of insight Perkins has, I was personally hoping to see domestic policy suggestions we need to implement or revise as a country. Although I agree with the notion we should all strive to live a more sustainable life (ie riding bikes to work, a suggestion of his) and strive for change in the corporate world; i think we need some more hard hitting analysis of how we can influence our government to function properly and hold corporations accountable.
If you like history, you’ll enjoy this book because it ties multiple global events. This book also gives you a template for how the US foreign policy works which can be applied to modern events such as the US/Venezuela situation.
I gave the book 4 stars because I found the recommendations to be really soft. With the amount of insight Perkins has, I was personally hoping to see domestic policy suggestions we need to implement or revise as a country. Although I agree with the notion we should all strive to live a more sustainable life (ie riding bikes to work, a suggestion of his) and strive for change in the corporate world; i think we need some more hard hitting analysis of how we can influence our government to function properly and hold corporations accountable.
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