The Neoliberalization of the Water and Energy Sectors in South Africa and India

Journal of Asian and African Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 679-694

  Narsiah, Sagie ^a   Ahmed, Waquar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy; India; neoliberalism; South Africa; water

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC POLICY; GLOBAL ECONOMY; NEOLIBERALISM; POLITICAL ECONOMY; REGIONAL ECONOMY; SERVICE PROVISION; UTILITY SECTOR;

INDIA; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84870016087     PISSN: 00219096     EISSN: 17452538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021909611429922     Document Type: Article

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