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Provides an overview of the debates over water in Southern Africa. This book 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.

The Age of Commodity

Water Privatization in Southern Africa

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    320 pages

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    1 December 2004

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Summary

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 ‘privat…

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ISBN-13:9781844071340
ISBN-10:1844071340
Author:Greg Ruiters, David A. McDonald
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:Earthscan Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:1 December 2004
Weight:590g
Dimensions:156mm x 234mm
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About The Author

Greg Ruiters

David A McDonald is Director of the Development Studies Programme at Queen’s University, Canada. Greg Ruiters is Senior Lecturer in Political Studies at Rhodes University, South Africa.

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