John Perkins dalam bukunya mengungkapkan timnya bekerja untuk meyakinkah pemerintah Indonesia melakukan pembangunan infrastruktur jalan raya, pembangkit listrik, pelabuhan, bandar udara, dan kawasan industri yang dibiayai oleh hutang luar negeri dari Bank Dunia, Bank Pembangunan Asia, dan USAID.
John Perkins in his book disclosed his team worked to convince Indonesian government to develop infrastructure of roads, power generators, ports, airports, and industrial estate which were financed by foreign debts from World Bank, Asian Development Bank, and USAID.