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The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism Hardcover – September 18, 2007

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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 over the past few years, 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.

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576 pages
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Metropolitan Books
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September 18, 2007
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6.1 x 1.7 x 9.4 inches
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0805079831
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978-0805079838
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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. As Klein demonstrates, this reprehensible game of bait-and-switch isn't just some relic from the bad old days. It's alive and well in contemporary society, and coming soon to a disaster area near you.

"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 of the 1950s and 60s which she notes "produced many of the leading neo-conservative and neo-liberal thinkers whose influence is still profound in Washington today." Stand up and take a bow, Donald Rumsfeld.

There's little doubt Klein's book--which arrived to enormous attention and fanfare thanks to her previous missive, the best-selling No Logo, will stir the ire of the right and corporate America. It's also true that Klein's assertions are coherent, comprehensively researched and footnoted, and she makes a very credible case. Even if the world isn't going to hell in a hand-basket just yet, it's nice to know a sharp customer like Klein is bearing witness to the backroom machinations of government and industry in times of turmoil. --Kim Hughes

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The neo-liberal economic policies—privatization, free trade, slashed social spending—that the Chicago School and the economist Milton Friedman have foisted on the world are catastrophic in two senses, argues this vigorous polemic. Because their results are disastrous—depressions, mass poverty, private corporations looting public wealth, by the author's accounting—their means must be cataclysmic, dependent on political upheavals and natural disasters as coercive pretexts for free-market reforms the public would normally reject. Journalist Klein (No Logo) chronicles decades of such disasters, including the Chicago School makeovers launched by South American coups; the corrupt sale of Russia's state economy to oligarchs following the collapse of the Soviet Union; the privatization of New Orleans's public schools after Katrina; and the seizure of wrecked fishing villages by resort developers after the Asian tsunami. Klein's economic and political analyses are not always meticulous. Likening free-market shock therapies to electroshock torture, she conflates every misdeed of right-wing dictatorships with their economic programs and paints a too simplistic picture of the Iraq conflict as a struggle over American-imposed neo-liberalism. Still, much of her critique hits home, as she demonstrates how free-market ideologues welcome, and provoke, the collapse of other people's economies. The result is a powerful populist indictment of economic orthodoxy. (Sept.)
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Naomi Klein offers an antidote to those who herald globalization as the great equalizer of nations. The author of No Logo: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies, Klein links disparate events throughout the 20th and 21st centuriesthe collapse of the Soviet Union, the atrocities in Chile under Pinochet, the post-tsunami crises in Sri Lanka, 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, the invasion of Iraqto reveal the two-faced nature of capitalism. Critics agreed that the bookaccessible and impeccably researchedis an important contribution to the debate over globalization. Some were less taken with Kleins thesis, however. The Washington Post noted that Klein sees too many conspiracies instead of "the all-too-human pattern of chaos and confusion, good intentions and greed, playing out in the wake of catastrophes." Yet even Shashi Tharoor, a former UN Under-Secretary General, admitted Kleins great usefulness in helping us understand "the shape and direction of our current Age of Uncertainty."
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Both admirers and detractors agree that the late Nobel Prize laureate Milton Friedman was an extraordinarily influential economist. Canadian Klein assails Friedman's free-market precepts as their exponents have applied them to a series of formerly state-dominated economies since 1975, when Friedman persuaded Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet to adopt his program. Klein's entirely negative interpretation of the results of "shock therapy" only lays the foundation for her book's thesis: that Friedman's prescriptions require a crisis and are ineluctably bound with the application of violence. This perspective informs her criticismcondemnation, in factof reform programs in the last three decades that have aimed to separate the state from the economy in Bolivia, Poland, Russia, China, the UK, and elsewhere. The process of market liberalization, Klein maintains, has created a "disaster capitalism complex," consisting of corporations that thrive on catastrophe; the author particularly arraigns security and logistics firms in the U.S. and Israel. Assiduously researched, energetically expressed, Klein's report bears an ideological perspective that won't leave readers neutral about her economic interpretations. Taylor, Gilbert

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"Her argument is well-documented, logical, riveting, and convincing." -- Jane Smiley, author of A Thousand Acres and Ten Days in the Hills

"Naomi Klein is . . . a muckraker who digs in where others accept the surface. I love her stuff." -- Studs Terkel, historian and author of Working

"Naomi Klein's exposé of neo-liberal economics is certain to be sensational. Hers is a long-needed analysis..." -- Chalmers Johnson, author of the Blowback Trilogy

"This beautifully written, very readable book will change the disgusting history it so calmly chronicles." -- Peter Carey, author of Oscar and Lucinda and Theft: A Love Story

"This masterful book is a measured but furious call to arms.... A spectacular triumph." -- John Cusack, actor/filmmaker

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In her groundbreaking reporting from Iraq, Naomi Klein exposed how the trauma of the invasion was being exploited to remake the country in the interest of foreign corporations. She called it "disaster capitalism." Covering Sri Lanka in the wake of the tsunami and New Orleans post-Katrina, she witnessed something remarkable similar. People still reeling from catastrophe were being hit again, this time with economic "shock therapy," losting their land and homes to rapid-fire corporate makeovers. In Blank is Beautiful, Klein explores the deeply rooted impulse to erase what is inconvenient and start over from scratch.

About the Author

Naomi Klein is the award-winning author of the acclaimed international bestseller No Logo, which The Literary Review of Canada named one of the hundred most important Canadian books ever published. She is also the author of the essay collection Fences and Windows. With Avi Lewis, she co-created the documentary film The Take, which was an Official Selection of the Venice Biennale and won the Best Documentary Jury Prize at the American Film Institute's Film Festival in Los Angeles. She is a contributing editor for Harper's, a reporter for Rolling Stone, and writes a regular, internationally syndicated column. She has won the James Aronson Award for Social Justice Journalism. She is a former Miliband Fellow at the London School of Economics and holds an honorary Doctor of Civil Laws from the University of King's College, Nova Scotia. Born in Montreal, she now lives in Toronto.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Metropolitan Books; 1st edition (September 18, 2007)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 576 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0805079831
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0805079838
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.1 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.1 x 1.7 x 9.4 inches

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Carol E. Smaldino

We need this book. Let's read and re-read, and discuss and do.

Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2017

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I read The Shock Doctrine while I was in Italy this past summer. I was, to put it mildly, shocked, but not in the way Naomi Klein means it. Shock used as a force of manipulation and the taking over of our resources and even our perceptions, by those in power and in wealth, is a formidable concept--a formidable reality.
As a person considering myself progressive, I have tried in recent years to get to better understand what goes on beneath the apparent destructive trends in our social and political policies. I have realized that I and many of us, have been naive, preaching and repeating, demonstrating but with little or not enough, understanding of the dynamics that are pulling on all of us, and often pulling us down.
As a psychotherapist I have been concentrating on the inner dynamics keeping us addicted, just about, to blame and denial. This book, I have to say, blew me out of the water. It is so smart, so thorough and so clear--even if the concepts and facts are making me toss and turn and get upset and have to reread. Meanwhile I have been reading This Changes Everything and No is Not Enough. They are extremely worthy and important, very important in their own right, but I keep coming back to just how urgent the concepts in The Shock Doctrine are.
I will do my part and re-read, so as to re-absorbe. This is the stuff we need to be aware of and current on, and have on our lips, in our minds, our hearts, and in the urgent discussions we can only have as we get more aware of what the ? is really going on in a world that often provokes us to be scattered, confused, polarized and even despairing.
Oh yes, here too an important addendum is that this book does not leave the reader in a dark space without hope. But please read it to see where Naomi Klein winds up, as she helps us to see where clarity could yield something deeply and dramatically positive.

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Matt Mayevsky

What is the solution Naomi?

Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2017

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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. I think this was the aim of the author, starting from a high "C" or by describing interrogation techniques, including torture, in the first part. Disaster makes the opportunity for profit. In these few words can be summarized as six hundred pages book that touches the problems of social injustice and corporate greed over the years 1973-2007, including Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, China, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, USA.

Naomi's views are clearly defined: anti-globalization, anti-war, anti-capitalism, environmentalism. (The influence of family ?; see Wikipedia). It is hard to expect that the contents of the book differed from the author's worldview.

For neoliberalism Naomi replies shocking content. I learned a lot from this book. Worth reading The Shock Doctrine, even if the content contained in the book is filtered through the views of Naomi Klein.

We were born in the same year, in different countries, but divide us experience and look at the reality. The world is not one-dimensional, and corporate greed is embedded in our biological nature. Alternative? Judging by the last, summarizing chapter probably Naomi itself does not have an explicit opinion on how to alleviate the symptoms of the free market. Communism died, socialism is expensive and creates parasites (see Hugo Chavez), capitalism without a bridle causing barbarism, democracy promotes crooks and populists. What is the solution Naomi?

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Fantastic and Scary Book

Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2015

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This is a very good book indeed. It is powerful, eye-opening, and disturbing. Kline gives a gripping narative for the most part. I say for the most part because sometimes the narative seems repetitive. The book also appears to be well documented.

Naomi Kline paints a picture of how the corporate world, neoliberal economists, and polticians worked to take advantage of communities and countries in shock because of some calamity—political, economic, and natural. They move in and inact free-trade, drastric cuts in govenrment, reduced taxes (for the rich), dump price controls, and deregulation. These changes benefit no one except the rich, the poltical leaders, and foreign corporations, who are aften one and the same. The poor in these places go from worse to worser.

The book begins with shock treatment experiments funded by the CIA with possible applications to interagation. The idea was to wipe a person brain clean. They also developed sensory deprivation, and thus acting together to destroy the self to be built anew. The next preliminary topic is the Chicago School Economics led by Milton Freedman at the University of Chicago which developed neoliberalism, which to me is a misnomer, seeing how it is a very conservative doctrine.

The book, then moves on to the historical picture to see how these ideas were practice in the real world outside of the academy. South America is presented with the shock of political upheaval, starting with Chile. Also in South America, it discusses the debt crisises that occurred following the ouster of strong arm governments. It covers Poland, Russia, and South Africa with their peaceful transfer of power with the economic shift inserted in with little notice, putting the poor in dire straits. It also goes into United States' shocks. One is the Iraq war after 9/11 and the privatization of war. Privatization is also shown to be at work in the hurricane Katrina disaster to the detriment of the New Orleans poor. Coverage is given to the Asian Tiger's financial currency debacle and the recovery from the Tsunami that hit many coastal areas in the Indian ocean basin in 2004.

In the last section, Kline does hold out some hopefulness, as she describes people's efforts in recent years to counter the neoliberals and corporatists to take over of many country's economies.

I recommend this book, especially for those who have a concern for the poor. It should be of interest to others interested in how modern economic theory affects the world.with the economic shift inserted in with little notice, putting the poor in dire straits. It also goes into United States' shocks. One is the Iraq war after 9/11 and the privatization of war. Privatization is also shown to be at work in the hurricane Katrina disaster to the detriment of the New Orleans poor. Coverage is given to the Asian Tiger's financial currency debacle and the recovery from the Tsunami that hit many coastal areas in the Indian ocean basin in 2004.

In the last section, Kline does hold out some hopefulness, as she describes people's efforts in recent years to counter the neoliberals and corporatists to take over of many country's economies.

I recommend this book, especially for those who have a concern for the poor. It should be of interest to others interested in how modern economic theory affects the world.

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anon

My eyes were opened by this book! Essential reading

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 17, 2020

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Not sensationalist. Not speculative. Level-headed. Extensively documented.

I checked online for criticism of this work and it was quite telling to see that;
1) there is not many negative reviews,
2) those that exist tend to be either very non-specific and defamatory OR pick up on a single issue they disagree with - let's face it, in a book of this size covering so much ground, would it be humanly possible to not make a single mistake? So although I am not in a position to know if Naomi or her critiques are correct on those few specific points, it doesn't really detract (imo) from 95% of the book content and message.

Overall the message is very sobering but I literally do feel this book has changed the way I see and hear the news . I am also struggling to know what to do with the burden of sobering new (for me) knowledge.

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P. Bradley

Deeply depressing

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 26, 2018

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Yes a deeply depressing book... but a 5 star review. But some things are like that. If you're the type who prefers blissful ignorance then avoid this book.

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Andy

A shuddering insight into the global atrocities that have occurred in the name of capitalism.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 18, 2018

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An eye opening collection of some seriously shocking facts. All too often, books like this are based entirely on opinion. However, this is one of the most well referenced books that I have ever read. Klein provides about 60 pages of referencing enabling readers to verify each and all of the claims made in this book. American Republicans don't come out too well in this book but us Brits have to take a share of the blame too, particularly during our Thatcher years.

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Natasha Brown

A very large, political book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 16, 2020

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I got this on a recommendation from a friend. I love non fiction but this is not my usual genre of reading. I wanted to broaden my knowledge on capitalism and how governments take control over a people amidst the CV 2020 pandemic.

I read the first 100 pages but then gave up. It is a little too political for me and too be honest too long!! 500 pages is a considerable amount to sit through unless a book is really exceptional!
There wasn't neccissarily anything wrong with the book, perhaps it is just not my area of interest, it just didn't hold me enough to continue. If you're into politics the is a very persuasive read and well written. Hence the4 star rating.

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daniel shillabeer

Exposes the exploitation of disasters by the rich and powerful

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 9, 2021

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My 2nd copy - lent the first one, never seen it since! What Naomi Klein is writing about is happening right now, here in the UK. You'll read it with growing understanding, and growing anger at the blatant manipulation which is polarising global wealth. "Famine or feast, the rich win either way' is Klein's message, but as with her other books she points to solutions and alternatives.
Can't rate this too highly as a watertight argument against disaster capitalism and the misery it is wreaking on the planet, its flora and fauna - including us.

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