Corporatization and the right to water in Colombia : conflicts, citizenship and social inequality / Marcela López.

"This book explores how conflicts around access to water shape cities, citizenship and infrastructures by tracing how water is commodified and controlled by the Public Enterprises of Medellín, one of the most successful public water utility companies in the Global South. Why are water inequalities d...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Earthscan studies in water resource management.
Main Author: López, Marcela (College teacher) (Author)
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022.
Series:Earthscan studies in water resource management.
Subjects:
Water-supply > Government policy > Colombia.
Water utilities > Privatization > Colombia.
Right to water > Colombia.
Eau > Approvisionnement > Politique gouvernementale > Colombie.
Services d'eau > Privatisation > Colombie.
Droit à l'eau > Colombie.
Right to water.
Water-supply > Government policy.
Colombia.
Physical Description:xvi, 152 pages ; 24 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction. A catastrophic event
  • Part I. Municipalization (1955-1990)
  • Corporatization (1991-present)
  • Part II. Decommodification
  • Unaffordable water
  • Heterogeneous water(s)
  • Part III. Potentials and limits
  • Unruly water
  • Conclusion.