The murky waters of second wave neoliberalism: Corporatization as a service delivery model in cape town

The Age of Commodity: Water Privatization in Southern Africa

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 168-188

  Smith, Laila ^a  

^a Research and evaluation for the Contract Management Unit for the City   (South Africa)

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EID: 77952385114     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781849772860     Document Type: Chapter

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