Disaster Capitalism: Making a Killing Out of Catastrophe

Synopsis of Disaster Capitalism: Making a Killing Out of Catastrophe

«Disaster Capitalism: Making a Killing Out of Catastrophe» is Antony Loewenstein's essay, published by Verso in hardcover (384 pages, in English).

Journalist Antony Loewenstein documents how large corporations turn catastrophes into business: privatization of detention centers, militarized private security and destructive exploitation of resources. Backed by political and media elites, these companies have accumulated more power than many governments.

Published on September 15, 2015.

For readers interested in investigative journalism, political economy and the power of large corporations.