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Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
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Confessions of an Economic Hit Man

by John Perkins
November 2004
Intermediate to advanced
250 pages
6h 49m
English
Berrett-Koehler Publishers
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CHAPTER 25I Quit

Mac Hall’s firing of Bruno hit MAIN like an earthquake. It caused turmoil and dissension throughout the company. Bruno had his share of enemies, but even some of them were dismayed. To many employees it was obvious that the motive had been jealousy. During discussions across the lunch table or around the coffee wagon, people often confided that they thought Hall felt threatened by this man who was more than fifteen years his junior and who had taken the firm to new levels of profitability.

“Hall couldn’t allow Bruno to go on looking so good,” one man said. “Hall had to know that it was just a matter of time before Bruno would take over and the old man would be out to pasture.”

As if to prove such theories, Hall appointed Paul ...

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