"The new confessions of an economic hitman" by John Perkins is a very good exposition of the close ties of state and corporate powers in the US and how they co-

"The new confessions of an economic hitman" by John Perkins is a very good exposition of the close ties of state and corporate powers in the US and how they co-operate to increase the capital wealth of the elite. It's more autobiographical than a research document, and has some unproven claims, but no one has punched holes in the important claims there AFAIK.