A review by hgwalsh12
The Secret History of the American Empire: Economic Hit Men, Jackals & the Truth about Global Corruption by John Perkins

4.0

Excellent expository piece on the effects of corporate influence across the world. John Perkins used examples from his past life as an 'economic hit man' as well as obscure and well known struggles against corporate exploitation. I found his selections, interviews, and statistics to be irrefutable evidence that things are seriously wrong with the incentive structure of multinational business. A weakness I have to bring up is his over reliance on the comparisons to the American Revolution and American involvement in World War II which come across as cliche and too blindly patriotic especially for a book on this subject.

Overall a great read, even ten years after its publishing.