Deconstructing the best case scenario: lessons from water politics in La Paz-El Alto, Bolivia

Geoforum

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 841-854

  Laurie, Nina ^a   Crespo, Carlos ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN SIMÓN   (Bolivia)

Author keywords

Bolivia; El Alto; La Paz; Pro poor; Regulation; Suez; Water politics

Indexed keywords

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT; NEOLIBERALISM; WATER INDUSTRY; WATER PLANNING; WATER SUPPLY;

BOLIVIA; EL ALTO; LA PAZ [BOLIVIA]; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 34547680533     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2006.08.008     Document Type: Article

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