“The Shock Doctrine. The Rise of Disaster Capitalism.” is the forthcoming book of Naomi Klein. It will appear soon in more than ten languages.
Exposing the thinking, the money trail and the puppet strings behind the world-changing crises and wars of the last four decades, The Shock Doctrine is said to be “the gripping story of how America’s 'free market' policies have come to dominate the world-- through the exploitation of disaster-shocked people and countries.”
The shock doctrine is about “using the public’s disorientation following massive collective shocks – wars, terrorist attacks, or natural disasters -- to achieve control by imposing economic shock therapy. Sometimes, when the first two shocks don’t succeed in wiping out resistance, a third shock is employed: the electrode in the prison cell or the Taser gun on the streets.”
The Shock Doctrine book shows how “disaster capitalism” (as if capitalism has not always been a disaster) – the rapid-fire corporate reengineering of societies still reeling from shock – did not begin with September 11, 2001. The book traces its origins back fifty years. Still, I look forward to this book. Naomi Klein is a very good journalist.
Naomi also has a new site.
