TY - BOOK AU - Urs,Kshithij AU - Whittell,Richard TI - Resisting reform?: the struggle for water in world-class Bangalore SN - 9788132101093 AV - HD1698.I42 B269 2009eb U1 - 363.6/1095487 22 PY - 2009/// CY - New Delhi, Thousand Oaks PB - SAGE Publications KW - Water-supply KW - India KW - Bangalore KW - Privatization KW - Eau KW - Approvisionnement KW - Inde KW - Privatisation KW - TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING KW - Environmental KW - Water Supply KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-169); "Reform" for sale : the privatisation of water supply -- Neutering democracy : "world-class" visions -- Privatisation : the global hydra -- Insidious institutions : "reform" stakeholders in Bangalore -- Misplaced compassion : an illusory participatory democracy -- Emerging resistances : people fight back -- Epilogue: recovering equitable reforms N2 - 'Resisting Reform?' looks at the attempts that have been made to 'reform' Bangalore's water supply, situating them in their global and national context and that of the city's broader development. The authors argue that treating water as a commodity is a dangerous principle for any water service, public or private UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=278317 ER -