Making public in a privatized world : the struggle for essential services / edited by David A. McDonald.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

McDonald, David A. (David Alexander), editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Corporatization.

Public utilities--Privatization.

Public utilities.

Economic development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (205 p.)

Distribution:

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021

Place of Publication:

London, England : Zed Books, 2016.

Summary:

In the wake of recent widespread failures of privatization efforts, many communities in the global south now seek new, progressive ways to revitalize the public sector. From rural Guatemalan towns holding the state accountable for public health to an alliance of waste pickers in India and decentralized solar electricity initiatives in Africa, people worldwide are rising up with innovative public service solutions to difficult issues. Making Public in a Privatized World explores all of these cases and more, with essays that uncover the radically different ways grassroots movements have proved themselves as successful alternatives of essential public services where privatized efforts have failed. Using numerous in-depth case studies, this book offers probing insights from a diverse range of contributors from across the world, including academics, activists, unionists, and social movement organizers. A timely collection, Making Public in a Privatized World addresses the growing worldwide interest in exciting alternatives to privatization in both developed and developing countries.-- Provided by Publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: The Wonderful Worlds of Making Public / David A. McDonald. Part I. Engaging Communities and Workers. Work of the Ants: Labour and Community Reinventing Public Water in Colombia / Madeleine Bélanger Dumontier, Susan Spronk and Adrian Murray ; Old Trash, New Ideas: Public Waste Management and Informal Reclaimers / Melanie Samson ; Ships Passing in the Dark? Reigniting Labour-Community Alliances for Public Services in South Africa / Dale T. McKinley ; Public Health for Indigenous Peoples in Guatemala: Monitoring from the Bottom Up / Walter Flores. Part II. Recognizing Quasi-Public Actors. Electrified Publics and Informal Settlements in India / Bipasha Baruah ; Principles and Pitfalls: Searching for Public in 'Community-Led Total Sanitation' / Mary Galvin ; Public Faith: Christian and Muslim Health Services in Uganda / Yoswa Dambisya, Mulalo Manenzhe and Allie Kibwika-Muyinda. Part III. Promoting Equity and Democratic Control. Gender Equity, Citizenship and Public Water in Bangladesh / Farhana Sultana, Chandra Talpade Mohanty and Sarah Miraglia ; Struggling for Public, Reclaiming Citizenship: Everyday Practices of Access to Water in Medellín, Colombia / Marcela López ; Public Renewable Energy in Africa: The Potential for Democratic Electrification / Sandra van Niekerk. Part IV. Financing Public Services. (Re)Making Public Banks: The Case of Turkey / Thomas Marois and Ali Riza Güngen ; Pragmatic Publics in the Heartland of Capitalism: Local services in the United States / Mildred E. Warner ; Post-Neoliberalism in Bolivia? Water Sector Reforms under Evo Morales / Susan Spronk ; Conclusion: Building a Global Pro-Public Movement

David A. McDonald.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781350221239

1350221236

9781783604852

1783604859

9781783604845

1783604840

OCLC:

938890659