False economics Threats bribes extortion Debt deception coups assassinations and unbridled military power These are the tools used by the corporatocracy a vast network of corporations banks colluding governments and rich and powerful individuals to ensure that they retain and expand their wealth and influence growing richer and richer as the poor become poorer In his original post book John Perkins revealed how he was recruited as an economic hit man in the s and exposed the corrupt methods American corporations use to spread their influence in the developing world cheating countries out of trillions of dollars In this new extensively updated edition he lays bare the latest terrifying evolution of the economic hit man and how the system has become even more entrenched and powerful than ever before In New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man John Perkins provides fresh and chilling evidence of how the corporatocracy has grown its influence to every corner of the globe making us all unwitting slaves to their regime But he also provides advice on how we can end our unconscious support of the system and its self serving lethal economy Perkins has once again made a substantial contribution to a world that needs whistle blowers to open its eyes to the true sources of political social and economic power Yanis Varoufakis It comes from the heart I highly recommend it Michael Brownstein it s all here in toe curling detail Guardian