The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism Export

@book{citeulike:3980169, abstract = {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\_}, author = {Klein, Naomi}, citeulike-article-id = {3980169}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike01-21&path=ASIN/0312427999}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.amazon.fr/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike06-21&path=ASIN/0312427999}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.amazon.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/0312427999}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0312427999/citeulike00-21}, citeulike-linkout-4 = {http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike07-20&path=ASIN/0312427999}, citeulike-linkout-5 = {http://www.worldcat.org/isbn/0312427999}, citeulike-linkout-6 = {http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0312427999}, citeulike-linkout-7 = {http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?keywords=0312427999&index=books&linkCode=qs}, citeulike-linkout-8 = {http://www.librarything.com/isbn/0312427999}, day = {24}, edition = {1st}, howpublished = {Paperback}, isbn = {0312427999}, keywords = {capitalism, globalization, neoliberalism}, month = {June}, posted-at = {2009-01-30 01:40:03}, priority = {0}, publisher = {Picador}, title = {The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism}, url = {http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike07-20&path=ASIN/0312427999}, year = {2008} }

TY - BOOK ID - citeulike:3980169 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3980169 N2 - 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_ SN - 0312427999 TI - The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism PB - Picador KW - capitalism KW - globalization KW - neoliberalism AU - Klein, Naomi PY - 2008/06/24/ UR - http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike01-21&path=ASIN/0312427999 ER -