The Rise of Disaster Capitalism. Naomi Klein.
by Klein, Naomi; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 17Business. Publisher: Briarpatch, 2005ISSN: 1522-3191;.Subject(s): Afghanistan -- History -- Antiterrorist operations (2001-) -- Reconstruction | Capitalism | International Monetary Fund | Iraq War (2003) -- Reconstruction | Natural disasters -- Central America | Non-governmental organizations | Private companies | Privatization | Tsunami Disaster -- South Asia (2004) | World BankDDC classification: 050 Summary: "It certainly seems that ever-larger portions of the globe are under active reconstruction: being rebuilt by a parallel government made up of a familiar cast of for-profit consulting firms, engineering companies, mega-NGOs, government and UN aid agencies and international financial institutions. And from the people living in these reconstruction sites--Iraq to Aceh, Afghanistan to Haiti--a similar chorus of complaints can be heard. The work is far too slow, if it is happening at all. Foreign consultants live high on cost-plus expense accounts and $1000-a-day salaries, while locals are shut out of much-needed jobs, training and decision-making." (BRIARPATCH) The author opines that developed nations and corporations benefit more than the tragedy-stricken countries they are trying to help.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism, June/July 2005; pp. 8-12.
"It certainly seems that ever-larger portions of the globe are under active reconstruction: being rebuilt by a parallel government made up of a familiar cast of for-profit consulting firms, engineering companies, mega-NGOs, government and UN aid agencies and international financial institutions. And from the people living in these reconstruction sites--Iraq to Aceh, Afghanistan to Haiti--a similar chorus of complaints can be heard. The work is far too slow, if it is happening at all. Foreign consultants live high on cost-plus expense accounts and $1000-a-day salaries, while locals are shut out of much-needed jobs, training and decision-making." (BRIARPATCH) The author opines that developed nations and corporations benefit more than the tragedy-stricken countries they are trying to help.
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