{"product_id":"murky-water","title":"Murky water","description":"\u003cp\u003eEssential reading for anyone concerned with the future of our most vital resource.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur water system is a mess. Rising bills and rivers full of sewage grab the headlines, but the greater threat is climate crisis, bringing increased drought and flooding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book exposes the many problems with our unsustainable water system. Unfair charges limit spending on infrastructure, while financial extraction has turned the water companies into debt-burdened zombies in an increasingly fragmented system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReforming regulation and tinkering with tariffs will not be enough, and public ownership is just the first step. Murky water shows that the system can only be made sustainable through a radical overhaul of how it is owned, managed, funded and planned. We need a new kind of water management, with national and catchment planning and coordinated action by landowners, local authorities and water companies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWestminster and Whitehall currently stand in the way. To overcome their resistance and secure a sustainable future, we must ignite a social movement capable of challenging power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComplete author listing:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLuca Calafati is an independent researcher and social entrepreneur\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJulie Froud is Professor of Financial Innovation at Alliance Manchester Business School\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eColin Haslam is Emeritus Professor of Accounting and Finance at Queen Mary, University of London\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSukhdev Johal is Chair in Accounting and Strategy at Queen Mary, University of London\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKarel Williams is Director of Foundational Alliance Wales\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press (P648)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67644636594543,"sku":"9781526188700","price":165.91,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0921\/9384\/9711\/files\/1526188708.jpg?v=1790830694","url":"https:\/\/internacional.umlivro.com.br\/products\/murky-water","provider":"UmLivro Internacional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}