22 Jan A Model for Haiti: An Excerpt from The Shock Doctrine

January 22nd, 2010
By Naomi Klein

As if disasters aren’t bad enough on their own, they often precede an even more chilling aftermath, argues Canadian journalist Naomi Klein. In The Shock Doctrine, published in 2007, Klein contends that disasters leave populations vulnerable to carefully calculated policy changes that would never pass muster under normal democratic circumstances. The following is an excerpt from the conclusion of The Shock Doctrine, outlining steps other groups have taken to prevent “disaster capitalism” from prevailing post-crisis.