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

By John Perkins , Steven Hiatt

Book information

Publisher
Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Year
2007
ISBN
1576753956, 9781576753958, 9781576757987
LCC
HD2755.5 .G36 2007
Open Library ID
OL22746995M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1991674 bytes)
Pages
321\321
Topic
Economy
Time added
2010-05-17 00:23:50

Description

This book is a compilation from various authors and is a companion volume to A Game as Old as Empire: The Secret World of Economic Hit Men and the Web of Global Corruption.

The selection of topics centers around finances and global corporate power.

Some of the tools for corporate tax evasion are listed. "Transfer pricing" and "round-trips" are two of the more prominent vehicles.
Profit laundering through tax havens is another.

Chapter 4 "BCCI's Double Game" by Lucy Komisar alone makes this book a "must read". The names associated with that bank make for strange bedfellows to say the least!

Another current topic is the real motivation for invading Iraq. It has nothing to do with WMD's and it's a case of history repeating itself.

After reading about the exploitations related to institutions like the IMF, World Bank and other international entities, the reader is treated to some promising developments in the final chapter.
Individual community ordinances to regulate corporations on a local level and a call for corporate charters are two examples.

This is an excellent book for any reader interested in the financial and economic aspects of the American Empire.

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