The Shock Doctrine - Sibi Books

English language

Published Jan. 1, 2014 by Penguin Books, Limited.

ISBN:: 978-0-14-198086-7

(2 reviews)

An introduction to "disaster capitalism" argues that the global free market has exploited crises, violence, and shock in the past three decades to promote radical privatization that benefits large corporations and powerful interest groups.

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strangerloop@books.theunseen.city reviewed Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein

Enlightening read

5 stars

This is an absolutely phenomenal book. Having grown up in a country that has been on the receiving end of the titular shock doctrine, this book gave me the tools to better understand my experience. While I have always been aware of different aspects of the issue, I can now put all of it together and understand the bigger picture.

Naomi Klein has an excellent writing style, explaining her thoughts in very clear and understandable terms. I listened to the audio version, but when I checked out a written copy of the book, I was really impressed by the sheer amount of sources/references she names. That's why I believe that this work is not just a think piece, but a product of actual, serious research.

Overall I would 100% recommend reading The Shock Doctrine, just with a warning that it might make you very, very angry at the world.

cubicgarden reviewed The Shock Doctrine : The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein

Do you know what you mean, when you say free-markets?

4 stars

Deeply thoughtful book, which makes clear how Chicago school economics has completely screwed over so much of the world and for what? The origins of free-market economics is something everyone in the tech industry should read to truly understand the extent of some of those dreams.