The Shock Doctrine

The Rise of Disaster Capitalism

Hardcover, 558 pages

English language

Published Sept. 18, 2007 by Metropolitan Books.

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978-0-8050-7983-8
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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.

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Subjects

  • Political Science
  • Politics / Current Events
  • Politics/International Relations
  • Economic Conditions
  • Government & Business
  • Middle East - General
  • Modern - 21st Century
  • Nonfiction
  • Political Science / Globalization
  • Globalization
  • Capitalism
  • Financial crises
  • Free Enterprise