The Shock Doctrine The Rise of Disaster Capitalism Naomi Klein

The Shock Doctrine The Rise of Disaster Capitalism   

Author: Naomi Klein  

Publisher: Penguin Group     

Edition: First 2007  

ISBN: 978-1-846-14028-0

Language: English  

Condition: Good. Clean copy with and tight binding.  

Binding: Softcover

Pages: 555

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The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism is a 2007 book by the Canadian author and social activist Naomi Klein. In the book, Klein argues that neoliberal free market policies (as advocated by the economist Milton Friedman) have risen to prominence in some developed countries because of a deliberate strategy of "shock therapy". This centers on the exploitation of national crises (disasters or upheavals) to establish controversial and questionable policies, while citizens are too distracted (emotionally and physically) to engage and develop an adequate response, and resist effectively. The book advances the idea that some man-made events, such as the Iraq War, were undertaken with the intention of pushing through such unpopular policies in their wake.

Some reviewers criticized the book for making what they viewed as simplifications of political phenomena, while others lauded it as a compelling and important work.

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