The Shock Doctrine
The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
Ranked #1 in Capitalism, Ranked #7 in Macroeconomics — see more rankings.
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George Monbiot The Shock Doctrine explains some of the mechanisms by which patrimonial capital acquires power and enhances its wealth. It’s a brilliant piece of work, and one of those rare books that changes the way you perceive the world. (Source)
Mat Whitecross It starts with the theory that moments of crisis have been utilised by the right wing in the US and other countries to manipulate people into following their agenda. (Source)
Donna Dickenson Naomi Klein’s argument is that capitalism actually requires deliberately engineered shocks to the economic systems. (Source)
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- #74 in Business Economics
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- #23 in International Relations
- #32 in Iraq War
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- #12 in Liberalism
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- #29 in Modern History
- #36 in Pandemic
- #21 in Political Science
- #39 in Political Theory
- #9 in Politics
- #76 in Revolution
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- #72 in Social Studies
- #11 in Socialism
- #45 in Sociology
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- #79 in World
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