What’s the most informative book you’ve read recently?
'The Shock Doctrine', by Naomi Klein, is the most informative book I've read recently. It plots the rise of so called 'disaster capitalism', and argues that the free market economics of the 'Chicago School' have only succeeded in countries suffering in the aftermath of a political or natural disaster, or shock.
This is a fascinating, if terrifying, book that made me question many things I had previously taken for granted. Most impressively though, Klein (writing in 2006) seems to spot the impending global economic crisis. She claims that 9/11, and the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, reinvigorated a US economy on the brink of a slump. Even if you're generally skeptical about conspiracy theories you should read this book, everyone should!
This is a fascinating, if terrifying, book that made me question many things I had previously taken for granted. Most impressively though, Klein (writing in 2006) seems to spot the impending global economic crisis. She claims that 9/11, and the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, reinvigorated a US economy on the brink of a slump. Even if you're generally skeptical about conspiracy theories you should read this book, everyone should!
