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Author Barlow, Maude.

Title Blue gold : the battle against corporate theft of the world's water / Maude Barlow, Tony Clarke
Published London : Earthscan, 2002

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Description xviii, 278 pages ; 24 cm
Contents I. The Crisis -- 1. Red Alert -- 2. Endangered Planet -- 3. Dying of Thirst -- II. The Politics -- 4. Everything for Sale -- 5. Global Water Lords -- 6. Emergent Water Cartel -- 7. Global Nexus -- III. The Way Forward -- 8. Fightback -- 9. The Standpoint -- 10. The Way Forward
Summary "Blue Gold tells the frightening story of the commodification of water and its consequences. It illuminates the issues and starkly identifies the choice we have to make: to become responsible custodians, managing and distributing water in the public interest." -- Book jacket
Notes Includes Index
Bibliography Bibliography: pages 251-265
Subject Privatization.
Water utilities.
Globalization.
Water resources development -- Government policy.
Water resources development -- Citizen participation.
International business enterprises -- Management -- Citizen participation.
Water-supply -- Economic aspects.
Author Clarke, Tony, 1944-
LC no. 2003464607
ISBN 185383937X :
1844070247