Critique of political economy of water and the collaborative alternative

 

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An thought-provoking critique on the political economy of water  along with a collaborative, Commons-oriented proposal have been published at the European Water Movement website, by Kostas Nikolaou, member of the initiative K136. Kostas begins his article criticizing the current practices regarding the water management and the recent efforts to privatize another Commons so to maximize capital accumulation. Then he deals with two critical questions: i) “who made and who makes the privatization of water everywhere in the world?” and ii) “saying no to privatization and ultimately preventing the privatization, say yes to what?”. Through the case of the collaborative alternative from Thessaloniki, Greece, i.e., the initiative K136, and other historical successes of the movement, Kostas makes concrete proposals for a cooperative alternative. If you are interested in the Commons (since you are here, certainly you are!), you should definitely read the essay in full here.

1 Comment Critique of political economy of water and the collaborative alternative

  1. AvatarHazel Henderson

    I agree that water is a key public good and should not be privatized . Please look also at the 97% of water on this planet that is saline and the possibilities of saltwater agriculture on desert lands using the 10,000 varieties of halophyte ( salt-loving) plants , and the DesertCorp proposal on the Planck Foundation in Amsterdam and the work of Dr. Mae-Wan Ho in UK ,Dr. Carl Hodges in Mexico , as reported in Ethical Markets Green Transition Scoreboard(r) “PLENTY OF WATER ” http://www.greentransitionscoreboard.com I am not against small local private businesses , with full community stakeholder access and I’m a big supporter of co-ops , and of course defending the global commons ( Whole Earth Review, 1995). Thanks for your work. Hazel

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