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Machine Man by Kirby & Ditko: The Complete Collection

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By (author): Jack Kirby Karen Bakker Tom Defalco

Water supply privatization was emblematic of the neoliberal turn in development policy in the 1990s. Proponents argued that the private sector could provide better services at lower costs than governments; opponents questioned the risks involved in delegating control over a life-sustaining resource to for-profit companies. Private-sector activity was most concentratedand contestedin large cities in developing countries, where the widespread lack of access to networked water supplies was characterized as a global crisis.

In Privatizing Water, Karen Bakker focuses on three questions: Why did privatization emerge as a preferred alternative for managing urban water supply? Can privatization fulfill its proponents' expectations, particularly with respect to water supply to the urban poor? And, given the apparent shortcomings of both privatization and conventional approaches to government provision, what are the alternatives?

In answering these questions, Bakker engages with broader debates over the role of the private sector in development, the role of urban communities in the provision of public services, and the governance of public goods. She introduces the concept of governance failure as a means of exploring the limitations facing both private companies and governments. Critically examining a range of issuesincluding the transnational struggle over the human right to water, the commons as a water-supply-management strategy, and the environmental dimensions of water privatizationPrivatizing Water is a balanced exploration of a critical issue that affects billions of people around the world.

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Product Details
  • Dimensions: 168 x 259mm
  • Publication Date: 26 Jul 2016
  • Publisher: Marvel Comics
  • Publication City/Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9780785195771
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