Privatization and the Social Value of Water in Africa

• Authors: Akinpelu Olutayo , Ayokunle Omobowale , Jimoh Amzat
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The paper assesses the current clamor and actual privatization of water in Africa. Though this is said to be done in view of wastage and declining access of people to water, this paper submits that the transformation of the social value of water to economic, is rather a continuation of capitalist quest for profit making, which eventually is at the expense of the poor majority.

Keywords

EN

water; privatization; Africa; social and economic value

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Human Affairs
• Year: 2009
• Volume: 19
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 311-319

Dates

published

2009-09-01

online

2009-09-24

Contributors

author

Akinpelu Olutayo

• Department of Sociology Faculty of the Social Sciences, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

author

Ayokunle Omobowale

• Department of Sociology, Usman Dan Fodio University, Sokoto, Nigeria

author

Jimoh Amzat

• Department of Sociology, Usman Dan Fodio University, Sokoto, Nigeria

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10023-009-0045-5