The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism [B0511]

2008 PB with minor wear. The bestselling author of No Logo shows how the global "free market" has exploited crises and shock for three decades, from Chile to Iraq. In her groundbreaking reporting, Naomi Klein introduced the term "disaster capitalism." Whether covering Baghdad after the U.S. occupation, Sri Lanka in the wake of the tsunami, or New Orleans post-Katrina, she witnessed something remarkably similar. People still reeling from catastrophe were being hit again, this time with economic "shock treatment," losing their land and homes to rapid-fire corporate makeovers.

At the core of disaster capitalism is the use of cataclysmic events to advance radical privatization combined with the privatization of the disaster response itself. Klein argues that by capitalizing on crises, created by nature or war, the disaster capitalism complex now exists as a booming new economy, and is the violent culmination of a radical economic project that has been incubating for fifty years.

From recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "As a young-adult American trying to make sense of pivotal inherited issues impacting my generation-such as insurmountable student debt, climate change, privatization of critical social services-Shock Doctrine resonated with me from the beginning. Naomi Klein doesn't just connect the dots between neoliberalism and disaster capitalism; she draws a roadmap and casts shadows of how past choices affect our modern day."; "Foundational. Seminal. I should have taken more notes."; "A must read during Trump's chaos regime."