Water, Politics and Money A Reality Check on Privatization /
This book reveals all that can potentially happen when a private company takes over a local water supply system, both the good and the bad. Backed by real life stories of water privatization in action, author Manuel Schiffler presents a nuanced picture free of spin or fear mongering. Inside, readers...
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| Μορφή: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
2015.
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| Διαθέσιμο Online: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
- Part I: Introduction
- Introduction
- Part II: Latin America: Two Aborted Privatizations and One that Endured
- Bolivia: The Cochabamba Water War and its Aftermath
- Cuba: Water Privatization in a Socialist Country
- Argentina: A Flagship Privatization and its Demise
- Part III: The Middle East: Reform Deadlock, with an Exception
- Egypt: Kafka on the Nile
- Jordan: Private Plants, Public Utilities
- Part IV: Europe and North America: Private and Public Utilities Compared
- The United Kingdom: A Natural Experiment between Private and Public Management
- France: An Improved Partnership in the Motherland of Multinational Water Companies
- Germany: Healthy Municipal Utilities, with a Quirk
- Berlin: Privatized to fill State Coffers, Remunicipalized at the State’s Expense
- Civil Society and the EU Concession Directive: David beats Goliath, Using a Few Tricks
- The United States: Public Water in a Capitalist Country
- Part V: Asia and Africa: Three Successful Utility Turnarounds, Public and Private
- The Philippines: A Delayed Privatization Success Story in Manila
- Uganda: A Public Utility Turnaround, Triggered by Pressure to Privatize
- Cambodia: A Public Utility Turnaround, Ending with Privatization
- Utility Turnarounds Compared: The Importance of Corporate Culture and Financing
- Part VI: Conclusions
- It is not about Private or Public.
