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choie

(4,111 posts) Thu Mar 13, 2014, 06:18 PM Mar 2014

Didn't Naomi Klein use Poland as an example of disaster capitalism in her book "The Shock Doctrine"? Here's the NY Times putting forth Poland's economy as the "blueprint" for Ukraine's recovery, and of course every country's savior, the IMF is bound to be all for it:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/14/business/international/in-ukraine-a-wish-to-be-a-bit-more-like-poland.html?hp

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Can Anybody Say "Shock Doctrine"? (Original Post) choie Mar 2014 OP

Indeed. "IMF" tells me all I need to know n/t arcane1 Mar 2014 #1

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1. Indeed. "IMF" tells me all I need to know n/t

Thu Mar 13, 2014, 06:45 PM

Mar 2014