Kearns, Gerard (2008) Disaster capitalism in historical perspective. Geographical Journal, 174 (3). pp. 285-286. ISSN 0016-7398
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Abstract
Naomi Klein believes there has been a recent and
wholly understudied shift in the practices of corporate
capitalism. Far from considering disasters a travesty,
corporate capitalists now freely embrace catastrophic
situations – military coups, pre-emptive wars, climatic
hazards, etc. – as opportunities to engage in radical
socioeconomic and political restructuring. As an
ideology, ‘disaster capitalism’ is strongly tied to
broader structural developments, including militarism
(as a first rather than last resort), deregulation and
privatisation, the promotion of a security state, and
the expansion of market fundamentalism. Disaster
capitalism is, therefore, structurally linked to the
demotion of democracy and the consolidation of
power in the hands of a kleptocracy usually referred
to as the ‘Washington Consensus’.
Item Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | Disaster; Capitalism; Historical; Perspective; |
Academic Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Geography |
Item ID: | 8649 |
Depositing User: | Gerry Kearns |
Date Deposited: | 23 Aug 2017 08:52 |
Journal or Publication Title: | Geographical Journal |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Refereed: | Yes |
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URI: | https://mu.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/8649 |
Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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