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UNINA9910814776803321 |
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Titolo |
A game as old as empire : the secret world of economic hit men and the web of global corruption / / edited by Steven Hiatt ; introduction by John Perkins |
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San Francisco, : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc. |
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Berkeley, CA, : Publishers Group West [distributor], c2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-29962-X |
9786612299629 |
1-57675-798-6 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (321 p.) |
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Collana |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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International business enterprises - Corrupt practices |
Political corruption |
Structural adjustment (Economic policy) |
Dependency |
Globalization - Social aspects |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Introduction: New Confessions and Revelations from the World of Economic Hit Men; 1 Global Empire: The Web of Control; 2 Selling Money—and Dependency: Setting the Debt Trap; 3 Dirty Money: Inside the Secret World of Offshore Banking; 4 BCCI's Double Game: Banking on America, Banking on Jihad; 5 The Human Cost of Cheap Cell Phones; 6 Mercenaries on the Front Lines in the New Scramble for Africa; 7 Hijacking Iraq's Oil Reserves: Economic Hit Men at Work; 8 The World Bank and the 100 Billion Question; 9 The Philippines, the World Bank, and the Race to the Bottom |
10 Exporting Destruction11 The Mirage of Debt Relief; 12 Global Uprising: The Web of Resistance; About the Authors; Acknowledgments; Appendix: Resources of Hope; Index; |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Exposes the secrets of a worldwide web of control, corruption, and plunder. This book tells how bigger powers operate to enrich small elite and corporate coffers while often impoverishing masses of people |
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