Johan Norberg: Naomi Klein on Tiananmen Square
3,217 views · Published 18 November 2008 · 4:29 · Indexed 26 September 2026
Channel: The Cato Institute · 2008 · News & Politics
Naomi Klein's recent book, The Shock Doctrine, alleges that the Tiananmen Square crackdown was intended to crush opposition to pro-market reforms. Johan Norberg, in his recent analysis, "The Klein Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Polemics" shows that in fact it caused liberalization to stall for years. http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=9384 This video was produced by Caleb Brown ( http://www.twitter.com/cobrown ) and Jorge Arteaga.
