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EAN: 9781846140280 Edition: Open Market Ed Format: Import ISBN: 1846140285 Label: Penguin Books Ltd (UK) Manufacturer: Penguin Books Ltd (UK) Number Of Pages: 558 Publication Date: September 30, 2007 Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd (UK) Studio: Penguin Books Ltd (UK) Average Rating:
 Rating:  - SuperbThis well-researched book is clearly written and should be read by anyone wanting to understand world politics and economics. Rating: - Food for thoughtFor 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 ... Read More Rating: - The Shock Doctrine audiobookNot 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. Rating:  - DisappointingI 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 ... Read More Rating: - A MUST READ!My first copy of "THE SHOCK DOCTRINE, the rise of disaster capitalism" by Naomi Klein was a gift from a friend. After i had read 3 chapters i wanted EVERYONE to read it because it goes to the roots of the current economic meltdown. It is very well written..a 'page turner' and truly shocking about what it reveals the U.S. the IMF and the WORLD BANK have done around the world since the '70s causing immense suffering and bloodshed in forcing poor countries to have 'FREE MARKETS" ... Read More |
