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Water privatisation: Trans-national corporations and the re-regulation of the water industry

Author
Finger M., Allouche J.
Date
2002
Source
IUCN (ID: MON-071106)
Publisher | Place of publication
Spon Press | London, UK
ISBN
0-415-23208-2
Pages
272 p.
Document type
Monography/book
Language
English
Field of application
International
Subject
Water
Keyword
Economy and environment Freshwater resources management
Geographical area
Eastern Europe
Abstract

Contents: 1. Globalisation and the state's changing role in infrastructure development 2. Environmental pressures and the reorganisation of the water sector 3. The World Bank's role and policy in water management 4. The emergence of public services TNCs and their strategies in the water sector 5. Water resources management in developing countries and Eastern Europe 6. Water markets in industrialised countries 7. Re-regulating the water industry: Linking the local and the global