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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Klein is describing Obama's dismantling of the American economy. "The idea that market crashes can act as catalysts for revolutionary change has a long history on the far left, most notably in the Bolshevik theory that hyperinflation, by destroying the value of money, takes the masses one step closer to the destruction of capitalism itself (p. 175, referring to "The ABC of Capitalism," p. 613, no. 35). gmicksmith | Jul 7, 2009 |   Good idea, but the book drags on a bit. (  )updraught | Jun 19, 2009 | Klein does not disappoint as she expands her reportage of global capitalism to span the entire history of Chicago school economics. Searing in her criticisms of laissez-faire ideology, she forges a vision for a new left in a new century ready to tackle the issues presented by the "victory" of the "free-market." (  )aoxford | May 17, 2009 | A penetrating look at the evolution of corporatism, and it's current state in the world. Klein introduces the theory of a three staged shock process: disorientation (via poor economy, natural disaster, terrorist attack, etc.), followed by economic shock, which is finally enforced by a structural shock requiring citizen compliance. An insightful read for anyone interested in the state of modern democracy, and the adverse effects of combining privatization, government deregulation and deep cuts to social spending. ( )alanmcgee | May 11, 2009 | is it all true? good reader (  )mahallett | Apr 14, 2009 | 0.100 seconds to build listing  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com (ISBN 0805079831, Hardcover)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 (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:09 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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