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Salvadorans Fight Privatized ‘Agua Apocalyse’ - Working In These Times

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Water as a Human Right Not as a Corporate CommodityMaude Barlow

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By Jason WallachTwo opposing perspectives toward water dominate the worldwide debate over water provision and regulation. One view, championed by advocates of neo-liberal economics, posits that the most efficient way to regulate (indeed, conserve) water is to subject it to market-based norms, like any other commodity. Decentralization and privatization are distinct (and mutually exclusive)

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By Jason WallachEl Salvador receives 3 times as much water in rainfall as what its six million inhabitants consume annually, yet 40% of Salvadorans do not enjoy potable water in their homes.The Salvadoran government and the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) argue that the problem of water access for Salvadorans can be solved with private sector investment. They attest that only the private

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