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The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism

By Naomi Klein

Naomi Klein's 'The Shock Doctrine' reveals how moments of collective trauma are systematically exploited to push through radical, often unpopular, economic and political agendas, fundamentally reshaping societies for the benefit of a powerful few.

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“Naomi Klein's 'The Shock Doctrine' reveals how moments of collective trauma are systematically exploited to push through radical, often unpopular, economic and political agendas, fundamentally reshaping societies for the benefit of a powerful few.”

— Naomi Klein, The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism

What it is about

shock doctrine, disaster capitalism, crisis exploitation

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Best suited to listeners who want a clearer working understanding of shock doctrine, disaster capitalism, crisis exploitation and better judgment in how they apply it.

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Naomi Klein brings a credible and useful lens to shock doctrine, disaster capitalism, crisis exploitation, with enough subject command to make the book worth hearing.

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Naomi Klein

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