Thirst (e-bog) af Fox, Michael
Fox, Michael (forfatter)

Thirst e-bog

139,13 DKK (inkl. moms 173,91 DKK)
Out of sight of most Americans, global corporations like Nestl , Suez, and Veolia are rapidly buying up our local water sources lakes, streams, and springs and taking control of public water services. In their drive to privatize and commodify water, they have manipulated and bought politicians, clinched backroom deals, and subverted the democratic process by trying to deny citizens a voice in f...
E-bog 139,13 DKK
Forfattere Fox, Michael (forfatter)
Forlag Jossey-Bass
Udgivet 30 juni 2007
Genrer JFFC
Sprog English
Format pdf
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9780787996512
Out of sight of most Americans, global corporations like Nestl , Suez, and Veolia are rapidly buying up our local water sources lakes, streams, and springs and taking control of public water services. In their drive to privatize and commodify water, they have manipulated and bought politicians, clinched backroom deals, and subverted the democratic process by trying to deny citizens a voice in fundamental decisions about their most essential public resource. The authors' PBS documentary Thirst showed how communities around the world are resisting the privatization and commodification of water. Thirst, the book, picks up where the documentary left off, revealing the emergence of controversial new water wars in the United States and showing how communities here are fighting this battle, often against companies headquartered overseas. Read a review...http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/03/18/RVGS9OHPKT1.DTL