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The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
by Naomi Klein
from Metropolitan Books

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• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Superb
  This well-researched book is clearly written and should be read by anyone wanting to understand world politics and economics.

• Food for thought
  For the first nine chapters of the SHOCK DOCTRINE by Naomi Klein I could not put the book down until I had finished reading it word for word. Having been suitably impressed I immediately purchased three additional copies and have given them out to professional colleagues who I know enjoy reading about history and economics, especially in regards to humanitarian and development issues in third world countries, and their volatile causes/treatments.
  I work in a team of people providing business advice on... more info

• The Shock Doctrine audiobook
  Not being an economist, I found this audiobook understandable and interesting. The author made the concepts clear, a point of view everyone should consider within the mix.

• Disappointing
  I listened to Naomi Klein on a podcast where she was giving a speech, as I recall, to folks gathered at the University of Chicago. Her presentation was well-organized, intriguing, and invited further exploration. So I purchased the book to explore the subject further.
  This is one of those situations where more argues for less -- less detail if non-economists are to follow the labyrinth of public facts and private assumptions, fewer allegations unsupported by research footnotes, and smaller... more info

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