Contesting water rights : local, state, and global struggles / Mangala Sabramaniam.
As globalization processes and related neoliberal agendas promote privatization through state action, people's struggles for rights to water have intensified. Set within this context, this book examines the role of the ambivalent state in local struggles for water, which are deeply intertwined with...
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| Language: | English |
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Cham, Switzerland :
Palgrave Macmillan,
[2018]
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 178 pages ; 22 cm |
| Format: | Book |
Contents:
- 1. Introduction: Water Crisis
- 2. Neoliberalism, the Ambivalent State, and Community Struggles
- 3. Contesting Water Rights from "Below"
- 4. Controlling Water Resources from "Above": Global Water Forums
- 5. Conclusion
- Glossary
- Index.