The shock doctrine :

Klein, Naomi, 1970-

The shock doctrine : the rise of disaster capitalism / Naomi Klein. - London : Penguin, 2008. - 558 p. ; 20 cm.

Originally published: New York: Metropolitan/Henry Holt; London: Allen Lane, 2007.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The story of how countries are shocked - by wars, terror attacks, coup d'etats, economic crisis and natural disasters. And of how countries are then shocked again - by those who exploit that shock to push through economic reforms that, rather than help a country rebuild itself, serve only to further break it down.

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Disasters--Political aspects.
Disasters--Economic aspects.
Capitalism.
Economic policy.
History, Modern--1945-1989.
History, Modern--1989-