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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Karen J. Bakker (, Assistant Professor, Dept of Geography, University of British Columbia)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 16.10cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 24.10cm Weight: 0.485kg ISBN: 9780199253654ISBN 10: 019925365 Pages: 244 Publication Date: 22 January 2004 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsPART 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 BibliographyReviewsA very welcome examination of the water industry and its peculiarities. There is a good long-term survey of the structure of the industry through its successive phases before privatization, including the corporatization and nationalization of the postwar period. The real strength lies in Bakker's attempt to link history, economics, geography, and environment in charting the contours of the industry and its future. --Economic History Review<br> Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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