The Shock Doctrine

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• Her ranting obscures her reasoning

  The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein Penguin £25, pp560 Naomi Klein is confused. She has written a tough attack on capitalism's capacity to insist that public policy be run wholly in its own interests and its conspirator ... (read full critics)

  guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

• Bleakonomics

  There are no accidents in the world as seen by Naomi Klein. The destruction of New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina expelled many poor black residents and allowed most of the city’s public schools to be replaced by privately run charter schools. The tort ... (read full critics)

  nytimes published on Sat, 18 Sep 2010

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  Great food for thought

  This is probably one of the most interesting books I have read lately. Even though I don't agree with 100% of what Naomi says, I would recommend it to anybody who is interested in knowing what the"Free-Market" policies really cause. Don't get intimidated by it, thinking you need to know Economics to ... (continue)

  This is probably one of the most interesting books I have read lately. Even though I don't agree with 100% of what Naomi says, I would recommend it to anybody who is interested in knowing what the"Free-Market" policies really cause. Don't get intimidated by it, thinking you need to know Economics to understand it. Naomi is not an academic and her style is really simple. It is more a history book than a economics book

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  Farfan Eduardo said on Oct 2, 2008 | Add your feedback

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  Terrific and frightening at the same time

  You can hardly belive all that. But I have lived through history and I witnessed that all that happened.
  Just one point: I don't think the Chinese student in Tienanmen were demonstrating against neo-liberals.
  They were fighting for democracy.
  Anyway, a clear book. Frightening and un ... (continue)

  You can hardly belive all that. But I have lived through history and I witnessed that all that happened.
  Just one point: I don't think the Chinese student in Tienanmen were demonstrating against neo-liberals.
  They were fighting for democracy.
  Anyway, a clear book. Frightening and unbelievable human nature!

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  CineP said on Mar 24, 2008 | Add your feedback

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  The Rise of Disaster Capitalism

  Without a story,we are, as many of us were after September 11,intensely vulnerable to those people who are ready to take advantage of the chaos for their own ends.As soon as we have a new narrative that offers a perspective on the shocking events, we become reoriented and the world begins to make se ... (continue)

  Without a story,we are, as many of us were after September 11,intensely vulnerable to those people who are ready to take advantage of the chaos for their own ends.As soon as we have a new narrative that offers a perspective on the shocking events, we become reoriented and the world begins to make sense once again. ( Naomy Klein, The Doctrine Shock )

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  Barribarto said on Mar 25, 2009 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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  Understanding the post-9/11 world

  I would say this is one of the best non-fiction books on current affairs I've ever read. Better written than No Logo, and of course more relevant right now, The Shock Doctrine is a clear and impassionate look at the world recent history under the lens of extreme free-market ideology and savage capit ... (continue)

  I would say this is one of the best non-fiction books on current affairs I've ever read. Better written than No Logo, and of course more relevant right now, The Shock Doctrine is a clear and impassionate look at the world recent history under the lens of extreme free-market ideology and savage capitalism. I would agree with the Metro reviewer: "If you only read one non-fiction book, make it this one."

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  Zugi ☯ said on Sep 27, 2011 | Add your feedback

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  Not neutral enough

  Please read my related blog post http://2chanze.blogspot.com/2011/08/23-big-lies-about-free-market-economy.html

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  2chanze said on Aug 27, 2011 | Add your feedback

• Heavy like a ton of bricks.

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  Dema said on Aug 21, 2010 | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Paperback 408 Pages
• ISBN-10: 0805086994
• ISBN-13: 9780805086997
• Publisher: Metropolitan Books
• Pub date: Sep 18, 2007
• Also available as: Hardcover
• In other languages: other languages Libros en Español, Libri Italiani, Svenska böcker, Slovenske knjige

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