As globalization processes and related neoliberal agendas promote privatization through state
action people's struggles for rights to water have intensified. In this context this book
examines the role of the ambivalent state in local struggles for water which are deeply
intertwined with global forums that support and or challenge the privatization of water
resources. These local-global struggles have redefined the relationships between the state
corporations and other social actors that impact the local politics of inequality and
marginalization.
