The water defenders : how ordinary people saved a country from corporate greed

Broad, Robin, author.

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"A narrative account of how El Salvador's water protectors successfully fought off an international corporation and won an unlikely battle against the World Bank." -- Provided by publisher.

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Environmentalism El Salvador History 21st century

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ISBN:

9780807029022

Description:

pages cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

Men in suits (2002-2004)
A new pact with the devil (2005)
State of siege (2006-2008)
Local terror, global extortion (2009)
With a fat cat and Sun Tzu, the resistance goes global (2010-2015)
Judgment day at the kangaroo court : "El Salvador always loses" (2016)
Decision time : water for life, or water for gold? (2017)
Epilogue: The vote heard round the world ... but who killed Marcelo?

LCCN:

2020030882

Control Number:

3024514

Other Authors:

Cavanagh, John, 1955- author

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