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The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
by Naomi Klein
from Metropolitan Books
Customer Reviews:
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 
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The Shock Doctrine 
This is a really important book as a review of current history and as a cautionary tale about the way that a very few self-designated elites can control financial markets and bring about the destruction of entire societies without any regard to the people devastated. It is a shocking portrayal of the callous, malicious, and sadistic people engaged in remaking global economies to meet their needs, whether they be social domination or greed. The players almost always claim to have higher goals in mind, at... more info
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Socialist Propaganda and Misrepresentation 
From Johan Norberg, "The Klein Doctrine."
Naomi Klein's The Shock Doctrine purports to be an exposé of the ruthless nature of free-market capitalism and its chief recent exponent, Milton Friedman. Klein argues that capitalism goes hand in hand with dictatorship and brutality and that dictators and other unscrupulous political figures take advantage of "shocks"--catastrophes real or manufactured--to consolidate their power and implement unpopular market reforms. Klein cites Chile under General... more info
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A Poor and Dishonest Effort
Naomi Klein dishonestly cherry picks her anecdotes in her efforts to disparage Economist Milton Friedman, and what Adam Smith dubbed the "Natural System of Liberty" (otherwise known as free market capitalism). While capitalism has its share of critics, and critical literature - this particular work traffics almost entirely in inaccuracy and hyperbole.
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Not a Good Book
It's not a very good book. Among other things, Klein conflates Friedman's libertarianism with those of other movements, such as corporatism, merchantilism, and neoconservatism. It's not well (or even honestly) argued.
For example, she claims Friedman was a "neoconservative". One can argue about what exactly "neoconservatism" entails, but on domestic policy they are quite often in favor of significant government intervention in the economy and the lives of citizens, hardly the position of Friedman. In... more info
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