disaster capitalism

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noun

censorious the practice (by a government, regime, etc) of taking advantage of a major disaster to adopt liberal economic policies that the population would be less likely to accept under normal circumstances

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Words nearby disaster capitalism

disassembler, disassociate, disassortative mating, disaster, disaster area, disaster capitalism, disastrous, disavow, disavowal, disband, disbar

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How to use disaster capitalism in a sentence

And black fury toward cops today is fueled by historic economic disparities and by the economic disaster of the past decade plus.
No Gods, No Cops, No Masters|James Poulos|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Also like the Air France disaster, the pilots of AirAsia had no time to issue a mayday call.
Did Bad Weather Bring Down AirAsia 8501?|Clive Irving|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This was very blunt and surprising to hear from any official in charge of an aviation disaster.
Did Bad Weather Bring Down AirAsia 8501?|Clive Irving|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Neither Smith nor Marx can carry us far into the guts of globalized financial capitalism.
American Democracy Under Threat for 250 Years|Jedediah Purdy|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST

He expected European capitalism to evolve spontaneously into a market socialism of worker-owned cooperatives.
American Democracy Under Threat for 250 Years|Jedediah Purdy|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The small grain crops had been burned to a crisp, and disaster hung over the land.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
The menace of a thunder-cloud approached as in his childhood's dream; disaster lurked behind the quiet outer show.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
Mobs of people filled the streets, wildly denouncing the incapability of a Government which could lead them to such disaster.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
He faced his loss with stoical fortitude, as I believe he would have confronted any disaster that life could bring.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
To endeavor to cut through such an obstacle would undoubtedly have brought about a disaster.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy