The neoliberalisation of the local state in Durban, South Africa

Antipode

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 374-403

  Narsiah, Sagie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Durban; Neoliberalism; Privatisation; South africa; Water

Indexed keywords

LIBERALIZATION; NEOLIBERALISM; PRIVATIZATION; PUBLIC SECTOR; WATER INDUSTRY;

DURBAN; KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 77649327835     PISSN: 00664812     EISSN: 14678330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8330.2009.00751.x     Document Type: Article

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