![]() At the very least, this short review gives a fast update to global political/economic history over the last 50 years. The book claims that these shocks have sometimes been intentionally encouraged or manufactured. The book suggests that when the rush to act means the specifics of a response will not be examined then this is the moment when unpopular and unrelated policies will intentionally be rushed into effect. The worst exploiters of disaster response are the coalition of corporate CEOs and Neo-Liberal Economists, that together push Disaster Capitalism onto the shocked victims of disasters, before they can recover their normality. ![]() The proposal is that when a society experiences a major 'shock' there is a widespread desire for a rapid and decisive response to correct the situation this desire for bold and immediate action provides an opportunity for unscrupulous actors to implement policies which go far beyond a legitimate response to disaster. This 600-page book's thesis is that those who wish to implement unpopular 'Free-Market' politics now routinely do so by taking advantage of certain features of the aftermath of major disasters be they economic, political, military or natural. ![]()
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