The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man 2015 Review
"The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man" is the updated and expanded version of the New York Times bestseller, "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man," which was originally released in 2004. The 2016 edition of the book features several new chapters highlighting the work of EHMs, or Economic Hitting Human, in the 12 years since the volume was offset published. The new chapters cover topics such as the 2009 fiscal crisis, Honduras, and China's burgeoning apply of the EHM system. Whether or not you've read the 2006 book, I highly recommend the 2016 edition.
A Must-Read For Those Who Want to Understand Why the Globe is the Way It Is
John Perkins, a former EHM, defines EHMs equally "highly paid professionals who crook
countries around the globe out of trillions of dollars." If you ever wondered why it seemed similar big multinational corporations were e'er behind disharmonize and human rights violations happening around the world, the EHM system is why. It's not just a coincidence.
Have Republic of honduras in 2009 as an example. President Manuel Zelaya was overthrown in a coup. The United states of america didn't telephone call it a coup, unlike the rest of the world, considering Zelaya was trying to subvert Honduras' constitution to extend his term equally president. The U.S. likewise didn't want to phone call it a coup because a coup would mean we'd have to cut off aid to the country, and nosotros couldn't have that happen, but that'due south not in the book.
What Perkins does say in the book is that Zelaya was ousted considering he wanted to enhance the minimum wage by 60 percentage. His conversations with NGO leaders in the region and Honduran residents revealed they were convinced Zelaya was removed from ability because his advocacy to increment the minimum wage angered the Dole Fruit Company and Chiquita Brands International, both U.South.-based corporations. Not only would a college minimum wage means less profits for them, simply it would mean college minimum wages across the region, and ultimately less profits for many other multinationals.
It's not but that other countries choose not to pay their citizens a living wage, or take a lower cost or standard a living to justify a lower wage. Companies have a strong vested interest to keep wages low and do whatever it takes to maintain the condition quo.
Honduras in 2009 is just i recent example of how the EHM arrangement has shaped global politics, economic science and the trajectory of countries. The book illustrates many more than examples, starting in the 1970s and moving through modernistic history.
"New Confessions of an Economical Hit Man" is an Center-Opener for Peace Activists
On the one hand, the events mentioned in the book and the author'south retelling of those events might not exist all that surprising. Both Omar Torrijos of Panama and Jaime Roldos of Ecuador were murdered by the CIA? Non too surprising. Everything going on in Iraq today happened because of a failure of the EHM system? News outlets reported years ago that the U.S.' reasons for going into the country were a sham.
On the other hand, the surprising part of the volume's message is how much the EHM system has grown in recent years, both domestically and abroad. It's no longer reserved for government agencies and a few big consulting firms. Multinational corporations do it themselves and hire their own EHMs and use the tactics of the organization to influence Congress and strange governments. The arrangement is and then big that many people don't even realize they're part of the EHM system. Even the pundits who spread lies on issues similar a $15 minimum wage, or climate modify, or immigration are part of the organisation because they ultimately participate in activities that keep the system intact.
Overall, "New Confessions of an Economic Hit Human being" showcases what peace activists are really upward confronting when advocating for a peace economic system, or less war, or policies meant to lift people upwards instead of take advantage of them. There are many powerful interests that have every incentive to keep things the way they are, and getting more than people to value peace over war isn't enough. Achieving peace isn't only the absenteeism or the stop of state of war. It's transforming the way we do things politically and economically, institutionally and wholly, and then we don't perceive certain people, countries or regions of the earth as pawns.
It's not easy, and Perkins has at present told his story twice, not counting his many speaking gigs or media appearances. Just, one of the the things he suggests nosotros can do to change things is to "keep telling a new story." We can't just say the current story, the death economy, is bad and we don't like it. We accept to tell a different story, share that story, and never stop.
Source: http://peaceeconomyproject.org/wordpress/review-the-new-confessions-of-an-economic-hit-man/
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