Poverty and citizenship: Sociological perspectives on water services and public-private participation

Geoforum

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 756-771

  Castro, José Esteban ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Europe; Latin America; Neoliberalism; Private sector participation; Water and sanitation; Water poverty

Indexed keywords

CITIZENSHIP; MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL; NEOLIBERALISM; POVERTY; PRIVATIZATION; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; SANITATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 34547702183     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2005.12.006     Document Type: Article

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