Business-Managed Democracy

• Introduction

• National Government

• International Coercion

• Privatisation
• Privatisation Prices
  • The Price of Water
  • The Price of Electricity
  • Case of South Africa
  • Cost-Cutting
• Problems
  • Employment
  • Water Quality
  • Electricity Reliability
  • Public Opposition
  • Private Prisons
  • Immigration Detention
• Rationale
  • Business Interests
  • Efficiency
  • Undermining Unions
  • Smaller Government
• Investment Capital
  • Foreign Investment
  • Partial Privatisation
  • Avoiding Risk
  • Environmental Investmt.
• Driving Forces
  • Business Interests
  • Think Tanks
  • Consultants
  • Development Banks
  • Aid Programs
  • Trade Agreements
• Conglomerates
  • Water
  • Electricity
  • Prisons and Security
  • Convergence
• References

• The Trade Agenda

• Trade in Services


 

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Business-Managed Government

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