The Battle for Paradise: Puerto Rico Takes On the Disaster Capitalists, Naomi Klein
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The Battle for Paradise: Puerto Rico Takes On the Disaster Capitalists

Author: Naomi Klein

Narrator: Erin Bennett

Unabridged: 1 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook

Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks

Published: 06/05/2018

Genre: Political Science - Public Policy - Economic Policy

Synopsis

In the rubble of Hurricane Maria, Puerto Ricans and ultrarich Puertopians are locked in a pitched struggle over how to remake the island.In this vital and startling investigation, New York Times bestselling author and activist Naomi Klein uncovers how the forces of shock politics and disaster capitalism seek to undermine the nations radical, resilient vision for a just recovery.

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