The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
Description: The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism examines how governments and corporations exploit crises like wars and natural disasters to implement economic policies that reshape markets and societies worldwide
ISBN: 9780312427993
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· 2019-08-18
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Ever read "The Shock Doctrine"? It lays out how the rich cause and exploit catastrophe to consolidate and strengthen their holdings.
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The The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism is another insightful book of hers, I highly recommend it, it was written in 2008 as the financial crisis happened: https://www.amazon.com/Shock-Doctrine-Rise-Disaster-Capitali...