- WASHINGTON -- The privatization
of public water systems around the world, driven by a handful of European
corporations and the World Bank, is dramatically increasing despite sometimes
tragic results, according to a new study by the Center for Public Integrity.
The report, by the Center's International Consortium of Investigative Journalists,
shows that the world's three largest private water utility companies have
since 1990 expanded into nearly every region of the world, raising concerns
that a few private companies could soon control a large chunk of the world's
most vital resource.
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- The report can be read at http://www.public-i.org
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- To read more about the study, visit: http://www.icij.org/dtaweb/water/
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- M. Asif Ismail Production Editor Center for Public Integrity
http://www.publicintegrity.org
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