Commodification of water - the wrong prescription

Commodification of water - the wrong prescription

The world faces a crisis of water stress and scarcity. This paper argues that current policies of economic globalization and privatisation are exacerbating environmental problems and that the real solutions will have a fundamentally different ethical basis.

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Veröffentlicht in:Water science and technology 2001-01, Vol.43 (4), p.79-84
1. Verfasser: BARLOW, Maude
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Commerce - methods
Commerce - organization & administration
Commodification
Commodities
Developing countries
Earth sciences
Earth, ocean, space
Economic policy
Environmental impact
Ethics
Exact sciences and technology
Free trade
Global Health
Globalization
Humans
Hydrology. Hydrogeology
Investments
LDCs
Privatization
Solutions
Transnationalism
Water resources
Water scarcity
Water stress
Water Supply
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Zusammenfassung:The world faces a crisis of water stress and scarcity. This paper argues that current policies of economic globalization and privatisation are exacerbating environmental problems and that the real solutions will have a fundamentally different ethical basis.
ISSN:0273-1223
1996-9732
DOI:10.2166/wst.2001.0183