Naomi Klein: The Shock Doctrine
I'm only a tenth of the way through Naomi Klein's "The Shock Doctrine", but its already looking like a truly great piece of analysis. I may write more about the book after I've finished reading it, but for now, have a look at this short film which seems to capture the essence of her thesis very well.
"This is the secret history of the free market. It wasn't born in freedom and democracy. It was born in shock."
More info here.
Labels: Economics, International Political Economy, US Imperialism
posted by David Wearing at 11:14 AM
1 Comments:
The Shock Doctrine is indeed a very engaging read. Although sometimes I find something a little too emotional (and too rightly) in Naomi Klein's writing. I think though a lot of books have already delved into the whole capitalist/ imperialist/ etc. points that have brought most of the third world to it's knees.
Another good read is Chomsky's "Failed States".
Rgrds,
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