A GAME AS OLD AS EMPIRE : The Secret World of Economic Hit Men and the Web of Global Corruption Tapa blanda - 2007

Sydney, Warriewood: Woodslane Press, 2007. 1st Australian ed.. Paperback octavo, very good condition, figures, tables, minor edgewear, minor pencil annotation. 428 pp. From the introduction by John Perkins author of Confessions of an Economic Hit Man: The contributors to this book uncover events that have taken place across a wide range of countries, all EHM game plans under a variety of guises. The chapters are written in an order that follows the flow of money and power in the Global Empire.Other economic hit men, journalists, and investigators reveal many more deeply disturbing stories of greed and international corruption.

Warriewood, NSW, Australia: Woodslane Press, 2007. x, + 428pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean, soft crease to first and title pages. Illustrated card wrapper corner creased on front panel. Introduction by John Perkins. Foreword by Bernie Fraser. From the rear panel: "John Perkins exposed a shocking secret world in 'Confessions', his first-person account of his own life as an EHM, but that was just the tip of the iceberg. Here, other economic hit men, journalists, and investigators join Perkins to reveal many more deeply disturbing stories of greed and international corruption. In gripping detail, they describe the schemes and subterfuges that multinational corporations, governmental agencies use to enrich themselves behind the facade of 'foreign aid' and 'International Development'." Book weight approx. 570g. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Australian Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.