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The Age of Commodity: Water Privatization in Southern Africa

Author:

David A. McDonald and Greg Ruiters eds

Year:

2004

Publisher:

Earthscan, London

Number of pages:

320

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ISBN:

9781844071340

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Abstract

In 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 in Southern Africa. This book provides an overview on the debates over water privatization and presents case studies of important water privatization initiatives in the region, drawing out crucial themes common to water privatization processes around the world including corruption, gender equity, and donor conditionalities.