Water and Free Trade: A social vision of water

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dc.contributor.authorSolanes, Miguel
dc.contributor.authorMann, Howard
dc.contributor.authorSolón, Pablo
dc.contributor.authorRodríguez, Denisse
dc.date.accessioned2013-03-08T14:17:57Z
dc.date.available2013-03-08T14:17:57Z
dc.date.copyright2007
dc.date.issued2007
dc.description.abstractVery few water experts are aware that water resources and water services can be subject to the terms of investment and trade agreements. In fact, fee trade agreements can blur the boundaries of national jurisdiction and the control of water resources and public utilities, often producing negative social and economic consequences.Despite such consequences, Argentina and Peru are currently being sued under the terms of investment and trade agreements for conflicts resulting from water utilities and control of water resources, as was Bolivia in 2002. These case are not heard by national courts, but by arbitration tribunals, which apply international investment law and procedure to the cases, even though many of the outcomes of these tribunals have serious repercussions at the local level.The Project Social water Vision, led by the Bolivian NGO Agua Sustentable and financed by IDRC commissioned several papers to identify the links between investment, trade laws an water, and to discuss related issues. The results of this important research are presented in this book, to provide a better understanding of the impact of trade agreements and water for public service operators, state negotiators of free trade agreements, national and international authorities, academics and the public.en
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dc.format.extent1 digital file (193 p.)en
dc.identifier.citationSolanes, M., Mann, H., Solón, P., & Rodríguez, D. (2007). Water and Free Trade: A social vision of water. Bolivia: Agua Sustentableen
dc.identifier.isbn9.79E+12
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/50802
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAgua Sustentable, BOen
dc.subjectFREE TRADEen
dc.subjectHUMAN RIGHTSen
dc.subjectWATER LAWen
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCESen
dc.subjectPRIVATIZATIONen
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE LAWen
dc.subjectTRADE AGREEMENTSen
dc.subjectCOMPENSATIONen
dc.subjectBASIC NEEDSen
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICESen
dc.subjectWATER REGULATIONen
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLYen
dc.titleWater and Free Trade: A social vision of wateren
dc.typeBooken
idrc.copyright.holderAgua Sustentable
idrc.dspace.accessIDRC Onlyen
idrc.noaccessDue to copyright restrictions the full text of this research output is not available in the IDRC Digital Library or by request from the IDRC Library. / Compte tenu des restrictions relatives au droit d'auteur, le texte intégral de cet extrant de recherche n'est pas accessible dans la Bibliothèque numérique du CRDI, et il n'est pas possible d'en faire la demande à la Bibliothéque du CRDI.en
idrc.project.number102599
idrc.project.titleSocial Water Visionen
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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