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Transnational Corporations in Urban Water Governance: Public-Private Partnerships in Mexico and the Us

Transnational Corporations in Urban Water Governance: Public-Private Partnerships in Mexico and the Us

Valdovinos, Joyce

Hardcover

Series: Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management

Business General

ISBN10: 0367440598
ISBN13: 9780367440596
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Aug 12 2021
Pages: 264
Weight: 1.24
Height: 0.69 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

This book examines the role played by business in urban water governance by analyzing the evolution of the global private water sector along with four public-private partnerships in Mexico and the U.S.

The local nature of water services often hides the global developments behind the rise of transnational water corporations, which have gone from being local operators to becoming dynamic and powerful actors within an interconnected transnational space for water. This book focuses on the French groups Veolia and Suez, two of the most prominent private actors in global water governance, and the development and adaptation strategies of both companies in the cities of Aguascalientes, Mexico City, Atlanta, and Milwaukee over the past 30 years. Drawing on over 100 interviews conducted with corporate executives, public authorities, and local users of water services, this book moves beyond the simplistic dichotomy of the public-private debate and develops a theoretical framework that analyzes the economic and political power wielded by transnational business actors in global water governance. Not only does the book explain how Veolia and Suez strategically mobilize resources at difference scales in order to expand their global operations, but it also provides a nuanced picture of how state regulation remains of central importance to understanding the dynamics and evolution of the global water sector.

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