T.Elise@bookwyrm.social reviewed The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein
10/10
5 stars
Truly one of the best books I’ve read.
708 pages
Spanish language
Published Feb. 6, 2007 by Paidós.
La doctrina del shock
el auge del capitalismo del desastre Paidós estado y sociedad -- 151
by Naomi Klein
Naomi Klein: La doctrina del shock (Spanish language, 2007, Paidós)
- ISBN:
- 978-84-493-2041-5
- OCLC Number:
- 182738492
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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.
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.
Daniel Strokis reviewed The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein
The most upsetting book I’ve read in a while
5 stars
But in a good way, if one can be upset in a good way about being made aware of the misery that the US & the IMF have inflicted across the globe.
Thanks to this book, I’ll now celebrate the day Milton Friedman died as a holiday (Nov 16).
Jorgen reviewed The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein
A very, very, bad time.
5 stars
The book about how we let it get this bad. In a strange way, this book feels shallow because of its ambitious scope, but if you want a proper overview of horrific shit that you need to understand to get the current moment, this is probably the place to start unearthing the contents of the memory hole.
Billie Thompson reviewed The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein
Review of 'The Shock Doctrine' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Relentlessly bleak, very well written.
I have to say that the whole bit at the start with the chapter just on the history of torture felt unrelated to the rest of the book, except to change what people might have thought of shock therapy.
PhiTech reviewed La doctrina del shock by Naomi Klein (Paidós estado y sociedad -- 151)
Review of 'La doctrina del shock' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Leer este libro en el periodo de aislamiento de la pandemia fue toda una experiencia de conspiración. Hubo demasiadas coincidencias que pondrían a un consipirador nervioso. En todo caso, la calidad de datos históricos y la posibilidad de entender el modelo económico chileno, hizo que este libro valiera la pena.
Subjects
- Free enterprise
- Crisis económicas
- Financial crises
- Capitalismo
- Capitalism