Contested water : the struggle against water privatization in the United States and Canada /

"Attempts by local governments to privatize water services have met with furious opposition. Activists argue that to give private companies control of the water supply is to turn water from a common resource into a marketized commodity. Moreover, to cede local power to a global corporation puts...

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Main Author:	Robinson, Joanna L., 1971- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2013]
Series:	Urban and industrial environments
Subjects:	Water utilities > United States. Water utilities > Canada. Municipal water supply > United States. Municipal water supply > Canada. Privatization > United States. Privatization > Canada. ENVIRONMENT/General ENVIRONMENT/Environmental Politics & Policy Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book