THE SHOCK DOCTRINE: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein
March 27, 2009 by Aaron Roberts
Filed under Non-fiction, THE BOOK CLUB
The award winning book by Naomi Klein, explores how the government exploits the fears and insecurities of the people brought on by man made or natural disasters all to the advantage of big businesses.
This, the first installment in the Democratic Chronicle’s book club, is an interesting topic. Please read and share among other things how you think this is relevant to our current economic climate.
Here Naomi Klein discusses her book with Stephen Colbert:
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WATCH: Naomi Klein accepts the first Warwick Prize for Writing