Progress in Development Studies Volume 8 Issue 1

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Editorial

Brown, Ed; Cloke, Jonathan; Ali, Mansoor

2008 Progress in Development Studies

doi:10.1177/146499340700800101

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How we got here

Brown, Ed; Cloke, Jonathan; Ali, Mansoor

2008 Progress in Development Studies

doi:10.1177/146499340700800102

This paper provides a contextual and historical backdrop for this special edition byexploring cross-sectoral debates about the potential impacts of the GATSnegotiations and their place within the broader political economy of North-Southrelations. It traces the historical background to the...

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Debating GATS

Joy, Clare

2008 Progress in Development Studies

doi:10.1177/146499340700800103

This paper, rather than being a traditional academic paper, presents a short personal reflection upon the involvement of one British NGO, the World Development Movement, in the global civil society campaign aimed at raising awareness of, and objection to, the current GATS negotiations. It focuses...

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GATS and water services

Mitlin, Diana

2008 Progress in Development Studies

doi:10.1177/146499340700800104

This paper considers the implications of the General Agreement on Trade in Services for the delivery of water to low-income residential customers in the South. The specific feature of the GATS is the liberalization of water supplies. The paper argues that the GATS may, depending on national...

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GATS, ‘privatization’ and institutional development for urban water provision

Franceys, Richard

2008 Progress in Development Studies

doi:10.1177/146499340700800105

The goal of ensuring good enough water and sanitation, particularly for the urban poor in lower-income countries, is considered in relation to the initial wave of public private partnerships and the development of the GATS. Some benefits of private sector involvement are discussed whilst...

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Water and the GATS

Lever, Sir Paul

2008 Progress in Development Studies

doi:10.1177/146499340700800106

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Neoliberal water and sanitation policies as a failed development strategy

Castro, José Esteban

2008 Progress in Development Studies

doi:10.1177/146499340700800107

This paper examines key aspects of the policies promoting the expansion of privatemultinational monopolies as the main tool to solve the problems affecting water andsanitation services in less developed countries. It is based on recent findings fromresearch carried out on the impact of these...

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The comparative advantage of the public sector in the development of urban water supply

Lobina, Emanuele; Hall, David

2008 Progress in Development Studies

doi:10.1177/146499340700800108

This paper addresses the potential of public water operations in achievingdevelopmental goals such as the Millennium Development Goals, and argues that thepublic sector has a comparative advantage in developing water services. The globalimportance of the public sector in urban water supply is...

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‘Reclaiming public water’

Terhorst, Philipp

2008 Progress in Development Studies

doi:10.1177/146499340700800109

The ‘Reclaiming Public Water’ project joins social movements, NGOs, trade unions, public officials and water professionals. In opposition to neoliberal sector policies, they argue for improved public service delivery and effective citizen and workers participation. The paper critically engages...

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Poverty Reduction Strategies

Harvey, Peter

2008 Progress in Development Studies

doi:10.1177/146499340700800110

The links between access to safe water and poverty alleviation are multifaceted, but can be realized only if water supplies are sustained. Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) have been developed by many low-income countries in conjunction with the World Bank and International Monetary Fund,...

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