The murky waters of the second wave of neoliberalism: Corporatization as a service delivery model in Cape Town

Geoforum

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 375-393

  Smith, Laïla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cape Town; Corporatization; Equity; Privatization; Service delivery; Water

Indexed keywords

LOW INCOME POPULATION; NEOLIBERALISM; SERVICE PROVISION; WATER SUPPLY;

AFRICA; CAPE TOWN; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 16544379096     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2003.05.003     Document Type: Article

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