The Shock Doctrine

The Rise of Disaster Capitalism

De: Naomi Klein

Narrado por: Jennifer Wiltsie

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.

The Shock Doctrine retells the story of the most dominant ideology of our time, Milton Friedman's free market economic revolution. In contrast to the popular myth of this movement's peaceful global victory, Klein shows how it has exploited moments of shock and extreme violence in order to implement its economic policies in so many parts of the world from Latin America and Eastern Europe to South Africa, Russia, and Iraq.

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.

Reseñas de la Crítica

“A movement bible.” —The New York Times on No Logo

“Klein is a sharp cultural critic and flawless storyteller. Her analysis is thorough and thoroughly engaging.” —Newsweek.com on No Logo

Necessarily Haunting

It feels like this book was written yesterday. I think this book shattered some things for me... but I have no regrets in reading it.

Holy moly

Wow, what a great book. A must listen/read. It was very depressing and I had to listen in spurts because of how angry I would get, but a great listen nonetheless. Thank you Naomi Klein for your research!!

Terrifying

The best non-fiction can be infinitely more scary than the best imaginative fiction.

Likely that is because the monsters in non fiction often look like us and live among us. And that makes them all the more menacing.

And this is one of those non-fiction books.

100% recommend in hopes we learn lessons to rebut the terrible doctrine that fills these pages.

Another must read

What Rumsfeld and Cheney did to our world shocked me. They and their cronies must be held accountable, and warerboarded.

Interesting.

Very interesting examination of information passively covered in the main stream media.

Today's decision makers would be wise to consider the contents of this book.