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Implosion: An Economic Thriller about War, Environmental Destruction and Corporate Greed Paperback – January 11, 2008

by Peter Koenig (Author)
3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 22 ratings
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there, at the main entrance of the World Bank was this large inscription" Our Dream is a World Free of Poverty."He couldn't go wrong, he thought.Today, he often thinks the sentence should have been completed:" And we make sure it will just remain a dream."In this riveting economic thriller, Paul Jordon, a renegade World Banker,and Moni Cheng, an Andean woman who leads a socio-environmentalnongovernmental organization in the Peruvian Amazon, endurekidnappings, bombings, and deadly chases in their fight against boundlesscapitalism, destructive economic policies, and corporate greed that arewreaking worldwide social injustice and destroying the globe's richestzones of biodiversity.Together, Jordon and Cheng expose corporate ruthlessness, militarybrutality, and Machiavellian economic policies of the foremost financialivory towers of Washington, the World Bank, and the InternationalMonetary Fund. With other visionaries from around the globe, Jordon andCheng untiringly disseminate truth and candid information about thecalamities caused by this cruel machinery. And against all odds, theymobilize the power of the people.Richly detailed, grounded in actual events and statistics, and complete withnotes from author and former World Bank economist Peter Koenig,Implosion is both an unsettling, gripping novel and a powerful commentaryon the realities of the modern world's corporatocracy.
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    334 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publication date
    January 11, 2008
  4. Dimensions
    6 x 0.84 x 9 inches
  5. ISBN-10
    059545349X
  6. ISBN-13
    978-0595453498
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About the Author

Peter Koenig has worked most of his career for the World Bank as an economist and water resources specialist. He has traveled extensively throughout the world and drawn ideas for many of the scenes in Implosion from his personal experiences. He and his wife live in Europe and South America. Their two daughters and son live in Geneva and Denver. Email Peter at implosion.pk@rcn.com.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ iUniverse; 0 edition (January 11, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 334 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 059545349X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0595453498
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.09 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.84 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 22 ratings

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  • Anna Lola Scott
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2017
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    I really like Peter Koenig books.
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  • xiccafrances
    4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfully Transparent !!
    Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2024
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    I loved it that I could recognise every veiled villain
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  • Angela G.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2014
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    Great book. My friends and I love it. Everybody should read it.
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  • design4fun
    1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your money!
    Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2017
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    Not an enjoyable book!
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  • Maureen Sullivan
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2016
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    great great book. recommend to everyone.
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  • Maria Fernández
    5.0 out of 5 stars There is hope for a new, better world
    Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2008
    Peter Koenig describes with excellently documented sources, "fictional" situations that in fact are dramatically real. Based in his first hand knowledge and showing enviable courage, the author is able to denounce the evils of corporate global capitalism using a novel approach: a thriller rather than an essay. But sometimes the essay stile is imposed over the thriller which creates certain non- essential unbalances in the novel.

    The way the author conceives that the forces of progress are united, although a bit naïve gives the hope that is possible to achieve this aspiration and moreover brings to light its urgency. It might provide inspiration for present and future fighters for a better world. However the Eudemonism model proposed lacks the depth of the elaborated theory of Socialism and Communism, which, by the way, pursue identical goals than Eudemonism.

    There is no perfect book and if there were one, it would deserve more than five stars. That is why this reviewer, although recognizing the novel's flaws, considers that its merits significantly surpass its insufficiencies and qualifies it with five stars.
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  • Critical reader
    1.0 out of 5 stars An amazing worldview
    Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2023
    Koenig has written a raging novel "based on facts" he claims. He rages against the "Financial Ivory Towers" meaning the IMF and the World Bank. But there is hope, he claims in his foreword, because the diligent, persevering staff has managed to dispose of the then evil World Bank President. Not only that, but the President of Venezuela (then Hugo Chavez), has created a new development bank, Banco Sur, which "is expected to gradually displace the Financial Ivory Towers."

    If you are a fan of the regime in Venezuela, you will probably like this book.
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  • Bruce G
    4.0 out of 5 stars Contrarian view of international development in thriller form
    Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2008
    Whom do the international financial organizations serve--the developing countries (as their missions state) or the developed countries who established, fund, and still largely control them. Is the World Bank really committed to the reduction of poverty? Or is it a tool of the US government (principally, but also of other rich country governments) to maintain the status quo--keep the rich countries rich and the poor countries poor, thereby ensuring cheap labor, cheap goods, and a steady flow of commodities necessary to support our comfortable life styles? How do these organizations (the World Bank, the IMF, etc.) conspire with rich country governments to manipulate the international financial system and retain control?
    These are some of the questions this novel tackles. It might be fiction but it's based on facts and insights the author has gleaned from his many years as an insider. He raises issues that seldom reach the light. Why would they, after all, since they don't serve the interests of those in control?
    I recommend this novel to anyone who wants to see a side of international finance and development other than that presented by the organizations themselves and the popular press. It's a first novel for the author, and it's not perfect, but it's informative while being easy and enjoyable to read. And it will provoke serious questioning in any open mind.
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  • Wojtek
    5.0 out of 5 stars Top
    Reviewed in Germany on October 5, 2022
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    Super interessant !!!
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  • Lynn Brittney
    2.0 out of 5 stars Not very gripping
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 19, 2019
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    I think I would rather read a non-fiction book than this hesitant attempt to make it into fiction.
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  • sad rane
    3.0 out of 5 stars Zwischending zwischen Roman und Systemkritik
    Reviewed in Germany on January 16, 2016
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    Das Buch ist eher als kritische Bestandsaufnahme der Politik von Weltbank, WTO und besonders der USA gedacht. Die Handlung wirkt aufgesetzt und man merkt, dass der Autor sie nur als Aufhänger für seine umfangreichen Erklärungen und Bewertungen der Aktivitäten o.g. Institutionen braucht.
    Das Buch ist sehr USA-kritisch und die EU kommt m.E. zu gut weg, wahrscheinlich, weil der Autor Schweizer ist. Diese etwas unausgewogene Darstellung nagt an der Glaubwürdigkeit.
    Nach dem Lesen habe ich jedenfalls das Bedürfnis, die Passagen, wie die Entwicklungsländer mit Korruption, Druck und Gewalt über den Tisch gezogen und ausgeplündert werden durch eigene Recherchen zu verifizieren.
    Vielleicht will Her König genau das erreichen.
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