"The neo-liberal economic policies—privatization, free trade, slashed social spending—that the Chicago School and the economist Milton Friedman have foisted on the world are catastrophic in two senses, argues this vigorous polemic. Because their results are disastrous—depressions, mass poverty, private corporations looting public wealth, by the author's accounting—their means must be cataclysmic, dependent on political upheavals and natural disasters as coercive pretexts for free-market reforms the public would normally reject. Journalist Klein (No Logo) chronicles decades of such disasters, including the Chicago School makeovers launched by South American coups; the corrupt sale of Russia's state economy to oligarchs following the collapse of the Soviet Union; the privatization of New Orleans's public schools after Katrina; and the seizure of wrecked fishing villages by resort developers after the Asian tsunami..." Publishers Weekly
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The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
Talk by Naomi Klein author of "The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism" given September 27, 2007 at Town Hall Seattle.
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The Shock Doctrine - Q&A From the Seattle Talk
Q&A part of talk by Naomi Klein author of "The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism" given Sept. 27, 2007 at Town Hall Seattle.
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Quasimoto wrote
I think I heard the above speech, only this time it was at Scripps College in Claremont, Ca on 9/18. A Google search to find how to obtain her book got me to your web page. Thank you so much for the U tube version, especially in this time of financial upheaval to help determine what's going on. I'll be putting your web page at the top of my bookmarks. Thanks again...
Posted September 22, 2008
KimberlyDawnWells wrote...
Good start. Don't forget to rename your module titles, and I'm looking forward to seeing more great content here soon!
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