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Alternatives to privatization: public options for essential services in the global south

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: LeftWord Books 2012 New DelhiDescription: xv, 519 p. Includes bibliographic references and indexISBN:
  • 9789380118123
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 363.6091724 A5
Summary: Critics of privatization are often told they present no alternatives. This book takes up that challenge, proposing conceptual models for what constitutes an 'alternatives to privatization' and analyses what makes them successful (or not), backed up by empirical data on creative public service initiatives in over 40 countries in the Global South. This ground-breaking study provides a robust platform for comparisons across regions and sectors, with a focus on health water and electricity. Alternatives to Privatization is a compelling study and has been written by leading academics, practitioners and activists in the field. https://mayday.leftword.com/catalog/product/view/id/16827
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Critics of privatization are often told they present no alternatives. This book takes up that challenge, proposing conceptual models for what constitutes an 'alternatives to privatization' and analyses what makes them successful (or not), backed up by empirical data on creative public service initiatives in over 40 countries in the Global South. This ground-breaking study provides a robust platform for comparisons across regions and sectors, with a focus on health water and electricity. Alternatives to Privatization is a compelling study and has been written by leading academics, practitioners and activists in the field.

https://mayday.leftword.com/catalog/product/view/id/16827

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