by Belén Balanyá · Casa Amarela · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788586821745
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This book examines the disastrous wave of privatizations in the 1990s and its negative impact on universal access to drinking water, arguing that the goal of transnational corporations has been profit maximization at the expense of poorer households. Through various case studies, the work proposes a necessary debate on how to improve and expand water supply worldwide, moving away from both neoliberal fundamentalism and the inefficiency of some bureaucratic state-owned enterprises.
The book gathers experiences of resistance against the commodification of water and highlights successful examples of participatory public management, especially in South America. It is an essential read for understanding the importance of protecting and regulating essential services, offering concrete alternatives for building a new public water sector that guarantees the human right to access this vital resource.
