Water, politics and money : a reality check on privatization /: a reality check on privatization. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Manuel Schiffler.
• Authors: Schiffler, Manuel, 1966-
• Contents: Part I: Introduction -- Introduction -- Part II: Latin America: Two Aborted Privatizations and One that Endured -- Bolivia: The Cochabamba Water War and its Aftermath -- Cuba: Water Privatization in a Socialist Country -- Argentina: A Flagship Privatization and its Demise -- Part III: The Middle East: Reform Deadlock, with an Exception -- Egypt: Kafka on the Nile -- Jordan: Private Plants, Public Utilities -- Part IV: Europe and North America: Private and Public Utilities Compared -- The United Kingdom: A Natural Experiment between Private and Public Management -- France: An Improved Partnership in the Motherland of Multinational Water Companies -- Germany: Healthy Municipal Utilities, with a Quirk -- Berlin: Privatized to fill State Coffers, Remunicipalized at the State?s Expense -- Civil Society and the EU Concession Directive: David beats Goliath, Using a Few Tricks -- The United States: Public Water in a Capitalist Country -- Part V: Asia and Africa: Three Successful Utility Turnarounds, Public and Private -- The Philippines: A Delayed Privatization Success Story in Manila -- Uganda: A Public Utility Turnaround, Triggered by Pressure to Privatize -- Cambodia: A Public Utility Turnaround, Ending with Privatization -- Utility Turnarounds Compared: The Importance of Corporate Culture and Financing -- Part VI: Conclusions -- It is not about Private or Public.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Copernicus Books is a brand of Springer
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 363.6/1; Popular works; Water utilities -- Privatization; Water-supply -- Management; Water resources development -- Finance; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environmental -- Water Supply; Water resources development -- Finance; Water-supply -- Management; Science -- Environmental Science; Business & Economics -- Finance; Business & Economics -- Development -- General; Environmental management; Finance; Development economics & emerging economies; Finance; Development economics; Business & Economics -- General; Consumer advice; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319166919; 3319166913; 3319166905; 9783319166902
• Related ISBNs: 9783319166902
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed May 15, 2015).
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