Description |
1 online resource |
Contents |
1. Introduction: The Wonderful Worlds of Making Public / David A. McDonald Part I: Engaging Communities and Workers -- 2. Work of the Ants: Labour and Community Reinventing Public Water in Colombia / Madeleine Bélanger Dumontier, Susan Spronk and Adrian Murray -- 3. Old Trash, New Ideas: Public Waste Management and Informal Reclaimers / Melanie Samson -- 4. Ships Passing in the Dark? Reigniting Labour-Community Alliances for Public Services in South Africa / Dale T. McKinley -- 5. Public Health for Indigenous Peoples in Guatemala: Monitoring from the Bottom Up / Walter Flores -- Part II: Recognising Quasi-Public Actors -- 6. Electrified Publics and Informal Settlements in Urban India / Bipasha Baruah -- 7. Principles and Pitfalls: Searching for Public in 'Community-Led Total Sanitation' / Mary Galvin -- 8. Public Faith: Christian and Muslim Health Services in Uganda / Yoswa M. Dambisya, Mulalo Manenzhe and Allie B. Kibwika-Muyinda -- Part III: Promoting Equity and Democratic Control -- 9. Gender Equity, Citizenship and Public Water in Bangladesh / Farhana Sultana, Chandra Talpade Mohanty and Sarah Miraglia -- 10. Struggling for Public, Reclaiming Citizenship: Everyday Practices of Access to Water in Medellín, Colombia / Marcela López -- 11. Public Renewable Energy in Africa: The Potential for Democratic Electrification / Sandra van Niekerk -- Part IV: Financing Public Services -- 12. (Re)Making Public Banks: The Case of Turkey / Thomas Marois and Ali Rıza Güngen -- 13. Pragmatic Publics in the Heartland of Capitalism: Local Services in the United States / Mildred E. Warner -- 14. Post-Neoliberalism in Bolivia? Water Sector Reforms Under Evo Morales / Susan Spronk -- 15. Conclusion: Building a Global Pro-Public Movement / David A. McDonald |
Summary |
A diverse and innovative collection that explores the radical and innovative ways in which public services in the global south are being remade from below |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed February 15, 2016) |
Subject |
Corporatization.
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Public utilities -- Privatization
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Economic development.
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economic development.
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Development studies.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General.
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Corporatization
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Economic development
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
McDonald, David A., editor
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ISBN |
9781783604845 |
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1783604840 |
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9781783604821 |
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1783604824 |
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1783604832 |
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9781783604838 |
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9781783604852 |
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1783604859 |
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9781783604869 |
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1783604867 |
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