This series uses edited excerpts from Naomi Klein's influential book Shock Doctrine. I had the pleasure to see her speak in San Fancisco. Naomi Klein Speaks in SF - September 26, 2007.Along with Kinzer’s book Overthrow [Overthrow Series], they expose a clear pattern of opportunistic capitalism

Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein, 2007, Edited Excerpts

 

An economic system that requires constant growth generates a steady stream of disasters all on its own, whether military, ecological, or financial. The truth is at once less sinister and more dangerous. Once you accept that profit and greed as practiced on a mass scale create the greatest possible benefits for any society, pretty much any act of personal enrichment can be justified as a contribution to the great creative cauldron of capitalism, generating wealth and spurring economic growth – even if it’s only for yourself and your colleagues.

 

Disaster Capitalism

 

Kubark Shock Therapy Manual

 

IMF and the World Bank

 

Natural Disaster Capitalism

 

Iraq

Kubark Shock Therapy Manual Applied in Iraq

 

Iraq Shock and Awe

 

Privatizing Iraq

 

Ideological Blowback

 

Missed Opportunity

 

Chile

The Chile Project, the Chicago Boyz and the Ford Foundation

 

Pinochet and The Brick

 

Argentina

 

Operation Corporate - The Falkland War