http://www.worldwater.org/
An off-shoot of the Pacific Insitute, "The World's Water" is a webpage "dedicated to providing information and resources to help protect and preserve fresh water around the globe." A great jumping off point for research, also provides lots of information about water conflicts around the globe.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Leasing the Rain, William Finnegan
http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/bolivia/leasing.html
An essay by New Yorker writer William Finnegan "describes the intersection of global freshwater shortages and efforts to privatize utilities in third world countries." Supplemental material from the PBS Frontline report on the Cochabamba, Bolivia water crisis.
An essay by New Yorker writer William Finnegan "describes the intersection of global freshwater shortages and efforts to privatize utilities in third world countries." Supplemental material from the PBS Frontline report on the Cochabamba, Bolivia water crisis.
PBS Frontline: Cochambamba
http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/bolivia/thestory.html
Of the conflicts that have resulted from water privatization, the deadly riots in Cochabamba, Bolivia in 2000 is one of the most highly publicized. This PBS Frontline report follows "New Yorker writer William Finnegan as he travels to Cochabamba to learn about the water war and to see what lessons could be drawn about privatization, globalization and the growing anger in Latin America over economic inequality."
Of the conflicts that have resulted from water privatization, the deadly riots in Cochabamba, Bolivia in 2000 is one of the most highly publicized. This PBS Frontline report follows "New Yorker writer William Finnegan as he travels to Cochabamba to learn about the water war and to see what lessons could be drawn about privatization, globalization and the growing anger in Latin America over economic inequality."
Public Citizen: Pre-paid water meters
http://www.citizen.org/cmep/Water/humanright/meter/
Pre-paid water meters are a highly controversial method of collecting payment for water utilities, since they dispense water based on how much the customer is able to pay for in the instant of their need, not based on the need itself. Water meters are just one of the methods by which the World Bank encourages 3rd world to privatize its public utilities. This article, from Public Citizen, discusses the potential human rights violation that can issue from use of these systems and the impact on 3rd world populations.
Pre-paid water meters are a highly controversial method of collecting payment for water utilities, since they dispense water based on how much the customer is able to pay for in the instant of their need, not based on the need itself. Water meters are just one of the methods by which the World Bank encourages 3rd world to privatize its public utilities. This article, from Public Citizen, discusses the potential human rights violation that can issue from use of these systems and the impact on 3rd world populations.
Henry Mwebe's Masters Thesis at University of Pretoria
www.up.ac.za/dspace/bitstream/2263/1096/1/mwebe_h_1.pdf
The above link may or may not work. If it doesn't Google THE IMPACT OF PRIVATISATION ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC RIGHTS AND SERVICES and Henry Mwebe. You'll find a PDF version you can download.
It may be hard to fathom enjoying reading a masters thesis from six years ago, but after many hours of searching for a comprehensive portrayal of water privatization in South Africa, I was relieved to find Mr. Mwebe's paper online. He artfully lays out the pros and cons of privatization, and then sets the issue in the context of socio-economic ethics, using both realist logic and empathy to guide his critical response. A great resource for anyone attempting to understand the multi-faceted issue of privatization in South Africa.
The above link may or may not work. If it doesn't Google THE IMPACT OF PRIVATISATION ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC RIGHTS AND SERVICES and Henry Mwebe. You'll find a PDF version you can download.
It may be hard to fathom enjoying reading a masters thesis from six years ago, but after many hours of searching for a comprehensive portrayal of water privatization in South Africa, I was relieved to find Mr. Mwebe's paper online. He artfully lays out the pros and cons of privatization, and then sets the issue in the context of socio-economic ethics, using both realist logic and empathy to guide his critical response. A great resource for anyone attempting to understand the multi-faceted issue of privatization in South Africa.
What is The World Bank?
http://www.investopedia.com/articles/03/042303.asp
As a citizen of an increasingly interconnected world and as a person who wants to be aware of the social forces operating on their life, it's important to know who the key players in international economics and development are. At the top of the list: The World Bank. This "Investopedia" article gives straight facts on how the World Bank is set up, how it's run, whose leading it,as well as a brief outline of the pros and cons of its operation.
As a citizen of an increasingly interconnected world and as a person who wants to be aware of the social forces operating on their life, it's important to know who the key players in international economics and development are. At the top of the list: The World Bank. This "Investopedia" article gives straight facts on how the World Bank is set up, how it's run, whose leading it,as well as a brief outline of the pros and cons of its operation.
NPR Radio Report: World Bank, IMF Privatize Water Utilities
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=906163
An edifying NPR Morning Edition radio report that outlines the World Bank and IMF's push for 3rd world recipients of their loans to privatize their respective public utilities. The report doesn't get too in depth, but if you aren't familiar with issue of water privatization then it's a good way to get a basic overview. It also gives a fairly even keel portrayal of the situation, not banking too hard on rhetoric from either platform.
An edifying NPR Morning Edition radio report that outlines the World Bank and IMF's push for 3rd world recipients of their loans to privatize their respective public utilities. The report doesn't get too in depth, but if you aren't familiar with issue of water privatization then it's a good way to get a basic overview. It also gives a fairly even keel portrayal of the situation, not banking too hard on rhetoric from either platform.
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