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After doing government contracting myself that really seems to be the mission of all government projects. Unfortunately.

• hndude 11y ago
  This book is dedicated to detailing some of the inner workings of that phenomena: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confessions_of_an_Economic_Hit_Man https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confessions_of_an_Economic_Hit...
  • contingencies 11y ago
    That's a great book - and one that I've discussed at some length with real diplomats from involved countries - but actually it's more focused on the use of burdensome and unnecessary international debt to dominate developing nations (hence the name).
    • DennisP 11y ago
      I read the book too. Pretty curious what the diplomats thought of it.
      • contingencies 11y ago
        They validated its story for their country (Indonesia; opening chapter).