With ewen cameron, janine huard, naomi klein, franklin d. Naomi klein on antiunion bills and shock doctrine americanstyle. This is a frontal assault on democracy, its a kind of a corporate coup detat transcript part 2. Naomi is een canadese journaliste, publiciste en activiste. Exposing the thinking, the money trail and the puppet strings behind the worldchanging crises and wars of the last four decades, the shock doctrine is the gripping story of how americas free market policies have come to dominate the world through the exploitation of. The shock doctrine by naomi klein a summary revisesociology. The mild shock therapy of margaret thatcher is explained as being made possible by the falklands war, while freemarket reform in bolivia was possible due to a combination of preexisting economic crises and the charisma. Once the community has been crippled by this first shock, the economic reforms are imposed suddenly, creating a secondary blow.
Exposing the thinking, the money trail and the puppet strings behind the worldchanging crises and wars of the last four decades, the shock doctrine is the gripping story of how americas free market policies have come to dominate the world through the exploitation of disastershocked people and countries. 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. Jan 31, 2020 the shock doctrine suggests that in periods of chaos often following wars, coups, natural disasters and economic panics, procorporate reformers aggressively push through unpopular free market. Video transcript weve seen weapons companies arms companies have their stock prices go up because you know war is good for business for them. Naomi klein, author of the bestselling books no logo and the shock doctrine, is a journalist and activist who has written critically about globalization and the marketing practices of. Oct 24, 2016 the shock doctrine is the story of how free market policies have come to dominate the world. We are seeing the shock doctrine in effect after hurricanes. In her book she argues that in the wake of natural and manmade devastation. The shock doctrine by naomi klein overdrive rakuten. The shock doctrine suggests that in periods of chaos often following wars, coups, natural disasters and economic panics, procorporate reformers aggressively push through unpopular free market.
Coronavirus is the shock, dictatorship is the doctrine. Jul 20, 2017 in the shock doctrine, naomi klein explodes the myth that the global free market triumphed democratically. The rise of disaster capitalism, published by metropolitan books. And one of the most striking examples of this progressive power of crisis is the great crash of 1929. The shock doctrine is a theory for explaining the way that force, stealth and crisis are used in implementing neoliberal economic policies such as privatization, deregulation and cuts to social services. Now she argues president trumps plan is a pandemic shock doctrine.
Her 2007 book, the shock doctrine, argued that neoliberal capitalism, the ideological love affair with free. The shock doctrine is an insightful documentary that starts not so innocently enough back in the 1950s at mcgill university where a psychologist discovered you could use shock therapy to. Recently, thousands of israelis posted the cover of naomi kleins book the shock doctrine on their social media accounts. Should americans demand a socialist shock doctrine. Jun 11, 2017 klein has also charted the other force at work behind the victory of the 45th president. The shock doctrine is the story of how free market policies have come to dominate the world. The shock doctrine follows the application of these ideas through our contemporary history, showing in riveting detail how wellknown events of the recent past have been deliberate, active theatres for the shock doctrine, among them. Well, the thesis of my book, what i mean by the shock doctrine, is that it is in times of crisis, it is in times when people are panicked, when weve seen again and again the. There was the shock of the sudden market collapse followed by all of the aftershocks, the millions who lost everything thrown onto breadlines.
The rise of disaster capitalism was a riveting look at the policies advocated by economist milton friedman and his many followers at the chicago school of economics. Rather than a series of contemporary snapshots, the approach is historical, tracing the unfolding of the neoliberal era from the chilean coup of 1973 onwards, occasionally moving further back in time to search for precedents. Naomi klein writes in the introduction to shock doctrine the quote, the history of the contemporary free market was written in shocks. Drawing surprising connections between market methods and cia torture techniques developed in the 1950s, the film explores how wellknown events of the recent past have been theaters for the shock doctrine, from pinochets coup in chile, to the tiananmen square massacre, to the war in iraq today. Klein systematically explores how neoliberal economic policies have been pushed through following shocks typically either natural disasters or wars ore oppressive state apparatuses. The wisconsin protests are an incredible example of how to resist the shock doctrine, klein says. Naomi klein gives a lecture tracing the confluence of ideas about modifying behavior using shock therapy and other sensory deprivation and modifying national economics using the shock treatment of milton friedman and the chicago school. When the crisis occurs, the actions that are taken depend on the ideas that are lying around. Nov 15, 2008 naomi klein is the author of the shock doctrine. But it is a story radically different from the one usually told.
The shock doctrine retells the story of the most dominant ideology of our time, milton friedmans free market economic revolution. Whether we grow up fast and find those strengths or whether we get knocked back. Ten years ago, i published the shock doctrine, an investigation that spanned four decades from pinochets u. Shop checking i dont think i could sit down right you need historic astounding shocking worth its come up a lot since november for obvious reasons gonna inject a shock to the system now ive spent a lot of time thinking about sean 10 years ago i published a shock doctor and investigation thats been for decades from no shes. And stephen dubner is the coauthor of the wildly popular freakonomics book, so hes half a freak, or whatever you want to call it. The rise of the worlds most powerful mercenary army about the author naomi klein is the awardwinning author of the acclaimed international bestsellers the shock doctrine, no logo, this changes everything, and no is not enough. But, it is possible to have a socialist shock doctrine as some might have called or a reverse shock. The book offers the definitive history of a particular and particularly reprehensible vein of free. The shock doctrine quotes by naomi klein goodreads. Mar 07, 2011 naomi klein writes in the introduction to shock doctrine the quote, the history of the contemporary free market was written in shocks. In the shock doctrine, naomi klein explodes the myth that the global free market triumphed democratically.
One of the impacts of the invasion of iraq and the occupation was that this was the most privatized war and occupation in history, which means that there is now a much larger. Exposing the thinking, the money trail and the puppet strings behind the worldchanging crises and wars of the last four decades, the shock doctrine is the gripping story of how americas free market policies have come to dominate the world through the exploitation of disaster. And this was taken by many as a message that the system itself was broken. The shock doctrine is in other respects a very different type of book from no logo. So what determines which road we navigate through crisis. But, you know, what i argued in the piece you mentioned earlier is that it was really revealing, not just around the shock doctrine, but why the crisis of climate change is such a profound threat to the ideological right, to the people who have been advancing this radical vision of the world that joseph stiglitz has called market fundamentalism. Naomi klein is a journalist and author of the new york times bestseller, the shock doctrine. The rise of disaster capitalism is a 2007 book by the canadian author and social activist naomi klein. Shop checking i dont think i could sit down right you need historic astounding shocking worth its come up a lot since november for obvious reasons gonna inject a shock to the system now ive spent a lot of time thinking about sean 10 years ago i published a shock doctor and investigation thats been for decades from no shes us back in 19 seventies chile different came to trina in two.
Naomi klein, author of no logo, and alfonso cuaron, director of children of men, present a short film from kleins book the shock doctrine. I was i was due to family must be in a brandnew building i tour your women were building is an unzip out of the lot longer to finish moving this mama on campus anymore this is a beautiful structure and with my things out of lineup and on ivanhoe can use the space is now a parking is so easy to run across the street and ill just do once at the level of the black frock. Pinochets coup in chile in 1973, the falklands war in 1982, the tiananmen square massacre in 1989, the. Ten years ago, i wrote about this backwards process and i called it the shock doctrine. This has everything to do with the fact that before maria hit, puerto rico was experiencing a very high dose of what ive called the shock doctrine, of using a crisis before maria, it was an economic crisis, a debt crisis to impose one of the most brutal austerity regimes in the world. In the book, klein argues that neoliberal free market policies as. In a new video for the intercept, where she is a senior correspondent, klein argues its vital for people to fight for the kind of transformative change that can not only curb the worst effects of the current crisis but also set society on a more just path. Mar 19, 2020 now she argues president trumps plan is a pandemic shock doctrine. Author naomi klein advanced this theory in her 2007 book, the shock doctrine. This centers on the exploitation of national crises. The introduction of this book is about charter schools, milton friedman, the chicago school and post katrina new orleans. Naomi klein makes the case for transformative change amid. Naomi klein, author of the 2007 book the shock doctrine.
It is a story about violence and shock perpetrated on people, on countries, on economies. The intercept how to resist trumps shock doctrine facebook. Naomi klein on antiunion bills and shock doctrine american. In contrast to the popular myth of this movements peaceful global victory, klein shows how it has exploited moments of shock and extreme violence in order to implement its economic policies in many parts of the. In a new video for the intercept, where she is a senior correspondent, klein argues its vital for people to fight for the kind of transformative change that can not only curb the worst effects. The shock doctrine is the unofficial story of how the free market came to dominate the world, from chile to russia, china to iraq, south africa to canada. Part 3 covers attempts to apply the shock doctrine without the need for extreme violence against sections of the population. The rise of disaster capitalism, described a brutal and. Nation columnist naomi klein explores a key argument from her new book, the shock doctrine.
Basically, it is a deliberate and strategic use of shock therapy to implement unpopular policies, utilizing the exploitation of national crises. Trump is more like the schlock doctrine video naomi klein tells owen jones that donald trumps administration is using a new formula for pushing through its agenda. Thirteen years ago, i wrote a book called the shock doctrine. Its a word that has come up a lot since november for obvious reasons. The shock doctrine is the defining, covert history of our era. The rise of disaster capitalism, takes on coronavirus capitalism in a new video. Klein has also charted the other force at work behind the victory of the 45th president. Full text of naomi kleinthe shock doctrine internet archive. She argues, some of the most infamous human rights violations of the past thirtyfive years, which have tended to be viewed as sadistic acts carried out by antidemocratic regimes, were in fact either committed with the deliberate intent of terrorizing. It was in 1982 that milton friedman wrote the highly influential passage that best summarizes the shock doctrine. The book offers the definitive history of a particular and particularly reprehensible vein of free market reform, disaster capitalism. The shock doctrine offers stunning facts and indicting historical events, adeptly strung together in a narrative of free market ideology and reform over the last 50 years. Tim dechristopher guilty verdict exposes double standard of how oil and gas companies privatize profits.