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1 online resource (297 pages) |
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Treaty Initiative; THE TREATY INITIATIVE TO SHARE AND PROTECT THE GLOBAL WATER COMMONS; I: THE CRISIS; 1 Red Alert; FINITE SUPPLIES; MULTIPLE THREATS; DRYING PLANET; FRANTIC SEARCH; PARCHED AMERICA; DESPERATE MEXICO; MID-EAST CRISIS; CHINA'S "MIRACLE"; SPREADING DISASTER; RED ALERT; 2 Endangered Planet; TOXIC RUNOFF: SEWAGE AND CHEMICALS; TOXIC WORLD WATER SYSTEMS; LOSING THE GREAT LAKES; WETLAND LOSS; DEFORESTATION; GLOBAL WARMING; INVASIVE SPECIES; OVERIRRIGATION AND NONSUSTAINABLE FARMING |
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DAMS AND RESERVOIRS3 Dying of Thirst; LETHAL WATERS; UNEQUAL ACCESS; ELITE PRIVILEGE; FOOD SCARCITY; DAM FALLOUT; WATER CONFLICTS; NATURE AND POWER; BORDER STRUGGLES; PRIVATE VS. PUBLIC CONTROL OF WATER; II: THE POLITICS; 4 Everything for Sale; ECONOMIC GLOBALIZATION; TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS; COMMODIFYING NATURE; PRIVATIZATION SCHEMES; FINANCIAL SPECULATION; INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS; CORPORATE STATES; 5 Global Water Lords; BLUE BONANZA; THE LORDS OF WATER; SUEZ CONQUESTS; VIVENDI'S EMPIRE; ENRON'S GAMBLE; NEW CONTENDERS; PRIVATIZED FIASCO; 6 Emergent Water Cartel; PIPELINE CORRIDORS |
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SUPERTANKERSGRAND CANALS; WATER BAG SCHEMES; BOTTLED WATER; COKE WATER; GLOBAL CARTEL; 7 Global Nexus; CORPORATE MASSAGES; INTERNATIONAL FINANCE; WORLD TRADE; GATS 2000; REGIONAL BLOCS; INVESTMENT TREATIES; III: THE WAY FORWARD; 8 Fightback; PUBLIC CONTROL; FIGHTING PRIVATIZATION; WATER EXPORTS; WATER QUALITY; RESTORING WATER SYSTEMS; STOPPING DAMS; INTERNATIONAL STRUGGLES; 9 The Standpoint; CROSSROADS; THE WATER COMMONS; WATER STEWARDSHIP; WATER EQUALITY; WATER UNIVERSALITY; WATER PEACE; TEN PRINCIPLES; 1. Water belongs to the earth and to all species |
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2. Water should be left where it is whenever possible3. Water must be conserved for all time; 4. Polluted water must be reclaimed; 5. Water is best protected in natural watersheds; 6. Water is a public trust, to be guarded by all levels of government; 7. Access to an adequate supply of clean water is a basic human right; 8. The best advocates for water are local communities and citizens; 9. The public must participate as an equal partner with government to protect water; 10. Economic globalization policies are not water-sustainable; 10 The Way Forward; WATER PRESERVATION; WATER EQUITY |
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TEN STEPS TO WATER SECURITY1. Promote "Water Lifeline Constitutions."; 2. Establish local "Water Governance Councils."; 3. Fight for "National Water Protection Acts"; 4. Oppose the commercial trade in water; 5. Support the anti-dam movement; 6. Confront the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank; 7. Challenge the Lords of Water; 8. Address Global Equity; 9. Promote the "Water Commons Treaty Initiative"; 10. Support a "Global Water Convention"; Notes; Index |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Globalization.
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globalism.
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Globalization
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Clarke, Tony, 1944-
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| ISBN |
9781351573436 |
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1351573438 |
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