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The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism is a 2007 book by the Canadian author and social activist Naomi Klein. In the book, Klein argues that neoliberal free market policies (as advocated by the economist Milton Friedman) have risen to prominence in some developed countries because of a deliberate strategy of "shock therapy". This centers on the exploitation of national crises (disasters or upheavals) to establish controversial and questionable policies, while citizens are too distracted (emotionally and physically) to engage and develop an adequate response, and resist effectively. The book advances the idea that some man-made events, such as the Iraq War, were undertaken with the intention of pushing through such unpopular policies in their wake.
Some reviewers criticized the book for making what they viewed as simplifications of political phenomena, while others lauded it as a compelling and important work. The book served as the main source of a 2009 documentary feature film with the same title directed by Michael Winterbottom.
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Financial crises, Capitalism, Free enterprise, Corporate power, Disasters, Economic history, International economic relations, Violence, World politics, Foreign relations, New York Times bestseller, New York Times reviewed, Economic policy, Modern History, Armed Conflicts, Diplomatic relations, Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.), Market economies, Globalizacja, Krytyka, Gospodarka kapitalistyczna, Kapitalizm, Liberalizm gospodarczy, Pouvoir économique, Catastrophes, Politique mondiale, Histoire économique, Liberalizm ekonomiczny, Social aspects, War, Capitalisme, Aspect social, Guerre, Nouvel ordre économique international, Etats-Unis, Relations extérieures, Neoliberalism--political aspects, Political aspects, Economic aspects, 1945-1989, 1989-People
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Doktryna szoku: jak współczesny kapitalizm wykorzystuje klęski żywiołowe i kryzysy społeczne
2017, Warszawskie Wydawnictwo Literackie MUZA
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La stratégie du choc: la montée d'un capitalisme du désastre
2008, Leméac, Actes Sud, ACTES SUD
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The shock doctrine: the rise of disaster capitalism
2008, Picador
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The shock doctrine: the rise of disaster capitalism
2008, A.A. Knopf Canada
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The shock doctrine: the rise of disaster capitalism
2007, Metropolitan Books, Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt
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Die Schock-Strategie: Der Aufstieg des Katastrophen-Kapitalismus
2007, S. Fischer Verlag
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Chockdoktrinen: katastrofkapitalismens genombrott
2007, Ordfront
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De la autora de NO LOGO La Doctrina del Shock: El auge del capitalismo del desastre
Buenos Aires, Paidós, Paidos
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