Contemporary privatization remakes nature-society as property and transforms people's relationships to themselves, each other, and the natural world. This groundbreaking collection provides the first systematic analysis of neo-liberal privatization. Rich case studies of privatization in the making reveal both the pivotal role that privatization plays in neoliberalism and new opportunities for challenging neo-liberal hegemony.

• Rich case studies linked to broader questions on neoliberalism
• Illustrates the importance of property relation and the complexities existing in the meaning and practice of property
• Extends current geographical scholarship on neoliberalism -including neoliberalism and nature
• Each essay touches on the disciplinary, regulatory dimensions of privatization
• Highlights the importance of privatization, both broadly and specifically

About the Author
Becky Mansfield is an Associate Professor of Geography at Ohio State University. She has published widely on the political and cultural economy of nature, with a particular focus on neo-liberalization of natural resources and the role of nature in economic processes. Mansfield is currently researching the making of bodies of scientific knowledge regarding the environmental effects of agro-food production.

Reviews
?This collection is both complex and thought provoking. ? This book offers a much needed critical edge to exploring the contested space characterized by the co-modification of nature and the remaking of nature ? society relations as property.? (International Journal of Social Welfare , July 2009)



Book Information
ISBN 9781405175500
Author Becky Mansfield
Format Paperback
Page Count 186
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 281g
Dimensions(mm) 230mm * 153mm * 14mm