Contested Water : The Struggle Against Water Privatization in the United States and Canada.
Robinson, Joanna L.
Contested Water : The Struggle Against Water Privatization in the United States and Canada. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (254 pages) - Urban and Industrial Environments Series . - Urban and Industrial Environments Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Anti-Water Privatization Movements in the Age of Globalization -- 1 From Commons to Commodity: Water Governance, Neoliberalism, and the Privatization of Municipal Water Systems -- 2 Globalization and Local Social Movements: Understanding the Dynamics -- 3 The Meaning of Water: "The Commons" as a Socially Constructed Discourse -- 4 Constructing the Problem: Framing Strategies -- 5 The Political Process: Seizing Local and Global Opportunities -- 6 Mobilizing Cross-Movement Coalitions -- 7 Conclusion: Local Social Movements in an Age of Globalization -- Notes -- References -- Index -- Urban and Industrial Environments Series.
An examination of anti-water privatization movements in the United States and Canada that explores the interplay of the local and the global.
9780262313612
Water utilities-United States.
Water utilities-Canada.
Municipal water supply-United States.
Municipal water supply-Canada.
Privatization-United States.
Privatization-Canada.
Electronic books.
HD4461 .R63 2013
363.610973
Contested Water : The Struggle Against Water Privatization in the United States and Canada. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (254 pages) - Urban and Industrial Environments Series . - Urban and Industrial Environments Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Anti-Water Privatization Movements in the Age of Globalization -- 1 From Commons to Commodity: Water Governance, Neoliberalism, and the Privatization of Municipal Water Systems -- 2 Globalization and Local Social Movements: Understanding the Dynamics -- 3 The Meaning of Water: "The Commons" as a Socially Constructed Discourse -- 4 Constructing the Problem: Framing Strategies -- 5 The Political Process: Seizing Local and Global Opportunities -- 6 Mobilizing Cross-Movement Coalitions -- 7 Conclusion: Local Social Movements in an Age of Globalization -- Notes -- References -- Index -- Urban and Industrial Environments Series.
An examination of anti-water privatization movements in the United States and Canada that explores the interplay of the local and the global.
9780262313612
Water utilities-United States.
Water utilities-Canada.
Municipal water supply-United States.
Municipal water supply-Canada.
Privatization-United States.
Privatization-Canada.
Electronic books.
HD4461 .R63 2013
363.610973