The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

In this controversial memoir, John Perkins offers an insider's perspective on the harsh and unequal economic relations between the U.S. and many Latin American countries created over the past quarter century. Perkins documents his role in manipulating foreign governments into accepting unsustainable loans that would eventually bankrupt their country and people.

This book is a powerful example of the true costs of modern globalization, and how the rich continue to get richer at the expense of the poor.

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