Notes

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Figures and Tables vi
4. Preface vii
5. Abbreviations and Acronyms xiii
6. Defining “Privatization”: A Note on Terminology xv
7. Introduction: Privatization and the Urban Water Crisis 1
8. Part I. Development, Urbanization, and the Governance of Thirst
9. 1. Governance Failure: Reframing the Urban Water Supply Crisis 19
10. 2. Material Emblems of Citizenship: Creating Public Water 52
11. 3. Watering the Thirsty Poor: The Water Privatization Debate 78
12. 4. Citizens without a City: The Techno-Politics of Urban Water Governance 108
13. Part II. Beyond Privatization: Debating Alternatives
14. 5. Protesting Privatization: Transnational Struggles over the Human Right to Water 135
15. 6. Commons versus Commodities: The Ambiguous Merits of Community Water-Supply Management 162
16. 7. Politics and Biopolitics: Debating Ecological Governance 190
17. Conclusion: Beyond Privatization 213
18. Notes 229
19. References 259
20. Index 297