Presenting Naomi Klein with her bestseller book, The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism.
If you are looking for a book about how evil capitalists are conspiring to enforce a free market system upon a reluctant public by employing the 'Shock and Awe' strategy (i.e abusing war, natural disasters and economic catastrophes), then look no further. Also, if you are a conspiracy theory buff, this might be your kind of stuff.
Otherwise, please don't waste your money on this book, or even bother to borrow it from the library - like what I did - trust me. The reason is simple: the premise upon which this book is based on is fundamentally flawed. Read why I think it is fundamentally flawed in my review of the book: The Shock Doctrine: Tossed Away After 30 Pages
Or, for a professional argument on why you shouldn't take this book seriously, read this article.
So do yourself the favour, and read any books by Malcolm Gladwell instead.
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