Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Water for life? Why not!

I just finished reading a very interesting report about privatized water. A short quote from the (conclusion of the) Conclusion-section:

Market based solutions to poverty and development should not be ignored: water privatisation has helped millions of people in the developing world. We should not let ideology get in the way of it.
This should come as no surprise for the libertarian mind (ideology indeed!). Market prices will always find their way into either supply or demand. In the case of water, it usually effects the supply-side, leading to great un-met demand. And since its water we're talking about, this means diseases, death and miserable conditions of life. So how about directing the killing-force of Government away from water and give millions of people a hope for a better, cleaner and longer life? At market price, of course!

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