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Making sense of remunicipalisation: theoretical reflections on and political possibilities from Germany’s Rekommumalisierung process [PDF]
, 2018 The increasingly discussed phenomenon of ‘remunicipalisation’ marks a global trend since 2000 for cities to take formerly privatised assets, infrastructure and services back into public ownership. It is most prominent in basic service sectors such as water and energy, but it is also evident in a range of diverse utility and infrastructure areas—from ...
Cumbers, Andrew, Becker, Sören
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Reducing or increasing inequalities? The role of private water enterprises in rural Viet Nam [PDF]
, 2016 Extreme inequalities are recognised as being detrimental to human rights and economic development (Stiglitz 2012), and in response, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development has explicitly included addressing inequalities as one of the 17 Global Goals.
Bui, L +6 more
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Information and Knowledge for Water Governance in the Networked Society [PDF]
, 2015 In the last few years, parallel evolutionary processes in the socio-political, governmental and technological arenas have been providing new pathways for the collaborative generation, coordination and distribution of polycentric information.
Cabello Villarejo, Violeta +4 more
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The order of Barcelona: cities without fear [PDF]
, 2017 In Europe and beyond, the hegemonic liberal vision that has hitherto dominated global politics is being challenged. This impetus is not emerging from nation-states themselves, but from new alliances and constellations of power that fight the inertia of ...
Pinto, Eduardo Jorge Costa
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, 2008 The article examines the expansion of private water companies since 1989 the withdrawal from developing countries from 2003 onwards, and the economic impact of privatisation.
Hall, David, Lobina, Emanuele
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Water privatisation and restructuring in Latin America, 2007 [PDF]
, 2007 A detailed survey of developments in water in south America, including the retreat of the multinationals, the development of public sector alternatives, and persistent problems with compensation claims and development bank ...
Hall, David, Lobina, Emanuele
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Larger, diversified and courted : the new triad of local firms of infrastructure in transition ? [PDF]
, 2015 International audienceFollowing Jaglin and Verdeil’s argument (2013), this article considers that a certain obsession for energy transition may overlook important transformations of energy systems. A focus on largely understudies local utilities in three
Duque Gomez, Catalina +2 more
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Municipal Solid Waste Management Services in Latin America [PDF]
, 2017 This report is the first of a series of reports which are part of a research project on global waste services which Public Services International (PSI) has commissioned to inform its work to improve working conditions in the waste sector.
Lethbridge, Jane
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The public health playbook: ideas for challenging the corporate playbook.
Lancet Glob Health, 2022 Lacy-Nichols J +3 more
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Los bienes globales y las fuentes de energía [PDF]
, 2012 Petróleo, gas y carbón mineral constituyen las principales fuentes de la energía utilizada actualmente en el mundo. Su carácter apropiable y no renovable los excluye de los recientes debates sobre Bienes Públicos Globales.
Campos Serrano, Alicia
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