Saturday April 26, 2008
Naomi Klein's the shock doctrine: the rise of disaster capitalism
Becca Fisher
Corporate Watch
Naomi Klein once again provides us with an engaging and easy to read account of the rise and rise of neoliberalism. However, her limited historical and analytical scope left this reader disappointed.
Naomi Klein is at her best in explaining the relentless onslaught of neoliberal policies all over the world, and their genesis in academic circles in the USA, particularly surrounding the economist Milton Friedman. Her basic thesis is that the doctrine of neoliberalism has come to dominate the world by using periods of massive public disorientation following collective shock – wars, terrorist attacks, natural disasters – to push through unpopular neoliberal reforms. However, this thesis is not without its flaws.
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