| The Age of Commodity: Water Privatization in Southern Africa Contributor(s): Ruiters, Greg (Author), McDonald, David A. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1844071340 ISBN-13: 9781844071340 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $60.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2004 Annotation: * The most complete and rigorous examination of the core issues in global water privatization debates and conflicts* Provides a wealth of cases studies, empirical data, thematic approaches, and frameworks for analysis* Essential reading for academics, policymakers, donor agencies, and activists involved in water privatization issues around the worldIn recent years, as globalization and market liberalization have marched forward unabated, the global commons continue to be commodified and privatized at a rapid pace. In this global process, the ownership, sale, and supply of water are increasingly the flashpoints for debates and conflict over privatization, and nowhere is the debate more advanced or acute than southern Africa. "The Age of Commodity" provides an overview on the debates over water privatization including a conceptual overview of water "privatization," how it relates to human rights, macro-economic policy and GATS, and how the debates are shaped by research methodologies. The book then presents case studies of important water privatization initiatives in the region, drawing out crucial themes common to water privatization debates around the world including corruption, gender equity, and donor conditionalities. This is book is powerful and necessary reading in our new age of commodity. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Environmental - Water Supply - Political Science | Public Policy - General - Social Science | Developing & Emerging Countries |
| Dewey: 363.61 |
| LCCN: 2004022851 |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.24" W x 9.2" (1.07 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: As globalization and market liberalization march forward unabated the global commons continue to be commodified and privatized at a rapid pace. In this global process, the ownership, sale and supply of water is increasingly a flashpoint for debates and conflict over privatization, and nowhere is the debate more advanced or acute than in Southern Africa. The Age of Commodity provides an overview of the debates over water in the region including a conceptual overview of water 'privatization', how it relates to human rights, macro-economic policy and GATS. The book then presents case studies of important water privatization initiatives in the region, drawing out crucial themes common to water privatization debates around the world including corruption, gender equity and donor conditionalities. This book is powerful and necessary reading in our new age of commodity. |
