Water supply privatization was emblematic of the neoliberal turn in development policy in the 1990s. Proponents argued that the private sector could provide better services at lower costs than governments; opponents questioned the risks involved in delegating control over a life…
Water supply privatization was emblematic of the neoliberal turn in development policy in the 1990s. Proponents argued that the private sector could provide better services at lower costs than governments; opponents questioned the risks involved in delegating control over a life…
Water supply privatization was emblematic of the neoliberal turn in development policy in the 1990s. Proponents argued that the private sector could provide better services at lower costs than governments; opponents questioned the risks involved in delegating control over a life…
Vast numbers of people have no access to safe drinking water, and even more lack any kind of effective sanitation. Most of the worlds water supply remains in public ownership.
In "Blue Gold," the authors exposed how a handful of corporations is gaining ownership and control of the Earths dwindling water supply. This follow-up describes a powerful response to this trend: the emergence of an international, grassroots-led movement to have water declared …
Most research on the effects of privatizations in Latin America has focused on efficiency or productivity gains rather than welfare issues, such as job losses, changes in general welfare, including access to public services, price reductions and quality improvement. The essays c…
Most research on the effects of privatizations in Latin America has focused on efficiency or productivity gains rather than welfare issues, such as job losses, changes in general welfare, including access to public services, price reductions and quality improvement. The essays c…
