The Shock Doctrine

By Naomi Klein

Subjects: Modern History, Politique mondiale, Market economies, History, Economic history, Nouvel ordre économique international, World politics, Etats-Unis, Capitalisme, Violence, Liberalizm ekonomiczny, Pouvoir économique, Kapitalizm, Influence, Aspect social, Liberalizm gospodarczy, Guerre, Economics, Catastrophes, Armed Conflicts, Hb95 .k54 2007, Histoire économique, Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.), Globalizacja, Krytyka, International economic relations, War, Diplomatic relations, Free enterprise, Corporate power, New York Times bestseller, Relations extérieures, Foreign relations, Political aspects, 330.12/2, Capitalism, Disasters, Economic aspects, New York Times reviewed, Financial crises, Social aspects, Economic policy, Gospodarka kapitalistyczna

Description: **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. (Source: [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shock_Doctrine))