The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
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| Rating | : | 4.42 (757 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0312427999 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 720 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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As John Gray wrote in The Guardian, "There are very few books that really help us understand the present. From Chile in 1973 to Iraq today, Klein shows how Friedman and his followers have repeatedly harnessed terrible shocks and violence to implement their radical policies. In this groundbreaking alternative history of the most dominant ideology of our time, Milton Friedman's free-market economic revolution, Naomi Klein challenges the popular myth of this movement's peaceful global victory. The Shock Doctrine is one of those books."
A Prophetic Blueprint for an Imperfect World This is one of the most important books I've ever read, with more information, analysis and explanations packed into its 700 pages than several other books I can think of combined. The chapters on Russia, Poland and Israel could easily be full-length books in themselves. Klein’s book is written in a brilliant journalistic style, with all the dots being connected, nothing left dangling, no strings unattached. The footnotes alone explain more abo. "What is the solution Naomi?" according to Matt Mayevsky. Naomi Klein is the same age as me. She was born in capitalist Canada, I in socialist Poland. In 1989 communism collapsed like a house of cards. It created a breach that flooded the new wave. At that time, working in the corporate seemed fondest dream; stable, interesting work, modernity, prestige, touching a better world. Today, after 28 years, the situation has changed. Corporate employees called in Poland as lemmings.The Shock Doctrine is shocking.. Chena said Essential reading, The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein:. Essential reading, The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein:This is a well-researched book that explains the Milton Friedman-based ideals/agenda of the Military Industrial Complex:1) Privatization (all resources/production taken from the public/government and put into the hands of corporations)"Essential reading, The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein:" according to Chena. Essential reading, The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein:This is a well-researched book that explains the Milton Friedman-based ideals/agenda of the Military Industrial Complex:1) Privatization (all resources/production taken from the public/government and put into the hands of corporations)2) Government deregulation (no controls/restrictions on those corporations - no FDA or EPA, no health/safety rules, no anti-trust laws, minimum wage, taxes or restric. ) Government deregulation (no controls/restrictions on those corporations - no FDA or EPA, no health/safety rules, no anti-trust laws, minimum wage, taxes or restric
Naomi Klein's The Shock Doctrine advances a truly unnerving argument: historically, while people were reeling from natural disasters, wars and economic upheavals, savvy politicians and industry leaders nefariously implemented policies that would never have passed during less muddled times. "At the most chaotic juncture in Iraq'' civil war, a new law is unveiled that will allow Shell and BP to claim the country's vast oil reserves… Immediately following September 11, the Bush Administration quietly outsources the running of the 'War on Terror' to Halliburton and Blackwater… After a tsunami wipes out the coasts of Southeast Asia, the pristine beaches are auctioned off to tourist resorts… New Orleans residents, scattered from Hurricane Katrina, discover that their public housing, hospitals and schools will never be re-opened." Klein not only kicks butt, she names names, notably economist Milton Friedman and his radical Chicago School