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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on May 6, 2008 - 2:00am
In this new follow up to the international bestseller Blue Gold , Barlow chronicles the growth of a new global movement dedicated to establishing water as a universal human right that cannot be bought and sold in the name of profit.
In this groundbreaking book Maude Barlow —head of the Council of Canadians, Canada’s largest public advocacy organization—and Tony Clarke—an authority on the impact of global corporations— highlight the issues at stake with the privatization of water. They vividly describe what happens when water is treated like a commodity that is governed by the demands of profit-seeking.
