An uncooperative commodity : privatizing water in England and Wales /
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| Author / Creator: | Bakker, Karen J. |
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| Imprint: | Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003. |
| Description: | xvii, 224 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Oxford geographical and environmental studies |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5146279 |
Table of Contents:
- Part I. Privatization And Commercialization Of Water Supply
- 1. Introduction: From 'retreat of the state' to 'retreat of the market'?
- 2. Water: An uncooperative commodity
- 3. Building the networks
- 4. Commercializing water supply
- Part II. Re-Regulating The Water Supply Industry
- 5. Privatizing water, producing scarcity: The Yorkshire drought of 1995
- 6. Thirsting for equity: Consumers and the contested politics of water pricing
- 7. The retreat of the market? Re-regulation and water supply industry restructuring
- 8. Conclusions: Re-regulating water supply
- Bibliography
