So do you reckon that legalizing the drugs trade would put major TCOs out of business, or would they adapt successfully to a lower risk, lower reward business environment?
I think your research topic is a great idea. Thanks for this book.
I have not a question but a comment: One should add to your list of gangsters those policy makers, bankers, consultants, brokers, CEOs, lenders, house-flippers, and all others who knew better than to leverage their financial positions so highly. Had they priced their risk more sanely, more conservatively, our financial troubles would likely be an order of magnitude smaller than they are now. It’s infuriating to know that a small percentage of the US population will keep the handsome profits it cashed in via such negligence, while the typical American will have to cough up a few grand just to rescue the system from collapse. It’s yet another example of the poor subsidizing the rich.
Dan
I have heard about your book and intend to order and read it (I live now in Switzerland). Being experts on economic gangsters, when will your book come out on the Wall Street gangsters who have enriched themselves in the past couple of decades at the expense of the entire world?
Please comment on American and European economic gangsters as detailed in the book: Confessions of an economic hit man by John Perkins. The author describes his work for economic aid and development instutitions where he scoped various aid projects, falsely estimated the capability of the target countries to pay off the aid and over inflated the benefits from the aid. This lead to defaults and to the Western governments stepping into essentially take over the countries being aided. This looks like Western governments being gangsters and if so, I think you should aggressively target them in your talks and research. http://www.amazon.com/Confessions-Economic-Hit-John-Perkins/dp/0452287081/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1224797173&sr=8-1
Does the bad behavior in using public toilets resemble corrupt behaviors in political, business, or academic arena?
Both types of abusing actions are taken in secrecy; and there seems to be a high correlation between the reported corrupt level of a country and the filthiness of its public toilets (an observation derived from world wide travelling experiences)
Doing research on NGO/Multilateral involvement in violation of anti corruption and anti bribery conventions and treaties. These commissions can be either willful, unintended, and/or by coercion). Especially, those organizations that have run afoul of FCPA and/or EU member states.
Was wondering if you could point me is some good databases of information other than World Bank, IMF, etc.
Hi Shyh-Fang Ueng - great idea on using public toilets. There’s definitely a potential paper there, although we wouldn’t want to be the ones measuring the data on cleanliness personally
I just read your book. I was very dissapointed on the part about Vietnam. I am a Vietnamese American who left Vietnam 14 years ago. I came back there on 2000 and 2006 and still being connected and updated information about the country through friends and news. You should not base only on the government data. You forget it is a communist country, where there is no demoracy (and those who talk about it were, are and will be imprision). The country is totally corrupted and ruined. People don’t trust the law, nor leaders (who do not have basic education). It makes me question about other case study of other countries.
Best regards,
Let me start by telling you both that I loved your book. The chapter that correlated international corruption rates to UN diplomat parking tickets was brilliant. What I wonder is if you both have looked at the role that women play in international governments and the rate of economic corruption in differing countries. Thanks for a great read! Amber
So do you reckon that legalizing the drugs trade would put major TCOs out of business, or would they adapt successfully to a lower risk, lower reward business environment?
I look forward to reading the book!
Hello,
I think your research topic is a great idea. Thanks for this book.
I have not a question but a comment: One should add to your list of gangsters those policy makers, bankers, consultants, brokers, CEOs, lenders, house-flippers, and all others who knew better than to leverage their financial positions so highly. Had they priced their risk more sanely, more conservatively, our financial troubles would likely be an order of magnitude smaller than they are now. It’s infuriating to know that a small percentage of the US population will keep the handsome profits it cashed in via such negligence, while the typical American will have to cough up a few grand just to rescue the system from collapse. It’s yet another example of the poor subsidizing the rich.
Dan
Dear Professors Ray and Ted,
I have heard about your book and intend to order and read it (I live now in Switzerland). Being experts on economic gangsters, when will your book come out on the Wall Street gangsters who have enriched themselves in the past couple of decades at the expense of the entire world?
That would be an enlightening read!
Thanks,
Jeff
Hi!
I’ve listened about your book. I’m just wondering if it will be available in Mexico soon. Will be a translated edition to spanish?.
Thanks.
No Spanish version yet - but we hope to have one soon! There is a German edition coming out though.
You can join our Fan page on Facebook to keep track of the latest developments.
- Ray and Ted
Please comment on American and European economic gangsters as detailed in the book: Confessions of an economic hit man by John Perkins. The author describes his work for economic aid and development instutitions where he scoped various aid projects, falsely estimated the capability of the target countries to pay off the aid and over inflated the benefits from the aid. This lead to defaults and to the Western governments stepping into essentially take over the countries being aided. This looks like Western governments being gangsters and if so, I think you should aggressively target them in your talks and research.
http://www.amazon.com/Confessions-Economic-Hit-John-Perkins/dp/0452287081/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1224797173&sr=8-1
Does the bad behavior in using public toilets resemble corrupt behaviors in political, business, or academic arena?
Both types of abusing actions are taken in secrecy; and there seems to be a high correlation between the reported corrupt level of a country and the filthiness of its public toilets (an observation derived from world wide travelling experiences)
Doing research on NGO/Multilateral involvement in violation of anti corruption and anti bribery conventions and treaties. These commissions can be either willful, unintended, and/or by coercion). Especially, those organizations that have run afoul of FCPA and/or EU member states.
Was wondering if you could point me is some good databases of information other than World Bank, IMF, etc.
Thanks in advance for any assist on this.
Regards, Rich
PS, just ordered your book
Hi Shyh-Fang Ueng - great idea on using public toilets. There’s definitely a potential paper there, although we wouldn’t want to be the ones measuring the data on cleanliness personally
I just read your book. I was very dissapointed on the part about Vietnam. I am a Vietnamese American who left Vietnam 14 years ago. I came back there on 2000 and 2006 and still being connected and updated information about the country through friends and news. You should not base only on the government data. You forget it is a communist country, where there is no demoracy (and those who talk about it were, are and will be imprision). The country is totally corrupted and ruined. People don’t trust the law, nor leaders (who do not have basic education). It makes me question about other case study of other countries.
Best regards,
Let me start by telling you both that I loved your book. The chapter that correlated international corruption rates to UN diplomat parking tickets was brilliant. What I wonder is if you both have looked at the role that women play in international governments and the rate of economic corruption in differing countries. Thanks for a great read! Amber