The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
by Naomi Klein
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Author: Naomi KleinEdition: Hardcover
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Published: 2007-09-18
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 576
Publisher: Metropolitan Books
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Book Review: Full of facts, overtly political and lacking in perspective
Summary: 3 Stars
There are enough reviews posted that explain what the book is about that I will spare the reader the duplication. My bottom line is: this book is well researched, well written, well documented and well targeted. But I find the author lacking in perspective and too overtly political for my taste.
As I read the book I began to think of Klein as the "George Bush of the left". The two seem to share a dualistic belief that there are two choices in running economies: Chicago School capitalism and socialism. The book is clearly targeted to fans of the latter not the former. Much of the logic is typical of one with a political agenda. For example, since Pinochet was really bad, Allende must have been good. Want proof? Why under Allende, Chile inflation (barely) stayed under 200%, under Pinochet it was twice that! Clearly 200% inflation would prompt lots of people to sign up for a coup, and I cannot think of many people who brought on that kind of inflation who are revered by history. But Klein's conclusion is that because the Chicago boys doubled inflation and Pinochet was a despot AND there are only two choices, therefore, Allende must have been good.
I said above that the book is well targeted. It is clearly intended for a left of center audience that likes right wing conspiracy theories. People like my step daughter who gave the book to me LOVE it. If you are left of center and like "preaching to the choir", you may enjoy it (Klein's writing is excellent). But I am not that audience (I am a pragmatic moderate), so I never really connected to it. I learned quite a bit from it (it seems to be well researched) but could never get past the logical similarity to a negative political campaign. It is hard to say if Klein is intentionally taking this path or simply lacking the perspective needed to find another. I suspect it is the latter.
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