Transnational corporations and the discourse of water privatization

Journal of International Development

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1073-1082

  Robbins, Peter T ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; PRIVATIZATION; SANITATION; WATER ECONOMICS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0348164737     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1054     Document Type: Article

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