Robinson, Joanna L. <br/><br/>
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 .
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> An examination of anti-water privatization movements in the United States and Canada that explores the interplay of the local and the global. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780262313612 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Water utilities-United States.<br/>Water utilities-Canada.<br/>Municipal water supply-United States.<br/>Municipal water supply-Canada.<br/>Privatization-United States.<br/>Privatization-Canada.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HD4461 .R63 2013 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>363.610973