Making public in a privatized world: the struggle for essential services

1. Introduction: The Wonderful Worlds of Making Public - David A. McDonaldPart I: Engaging Communities and Workers2. Work of the Ants: Labour and Community Reinventing Public Water in Colombia - Madeleine Belanger Dumontier, Susan Spronk and Adrian Murray3. Old Trash, New Ideas: Public Waste Management and Informal Reclaimers - Melanie Samson4. Ships Passing in the Dark? Reigniting Labour-Community Alliances for Public Services in South Africa - Dale T. McKinley5. Public Health for Indigenous Peoples in Guatemala: Monitoring from the Bottom Up - Walter FloresPart II: Recognising Quasi-Public Actors6. Electrified Publics and Informal Settlements in Urban India - Bipasha Baruah7. Principles and Pitfalls: Searching for Public in \'Community-Led Total Sanitation\' - Mary Galvin8. Public Faith: Christian and Muslim Health Services in Uganda - Yoswa M. Dambisya, Mulalo Manenzhe and Allie B. Kibwika-MuyindaPart III: Promoting Equity and Democratic Control9. Gender Equity, Citizenship and Public Water in Bangladesh - Farhana Sultana, Chandra Talpade Mohanty and Sarah Miraglia10. Struggling for Public, Reclaiming Citizenship: Everyday Practices of Access to Water in Medellin, Colombia - Marcela Lopez11. Public Renewable Energy in Africa: The Potential for Democratic Electrification - Sandra van NiekerkPart IV: Financing Public Services12. (Re)Making Public Banks: The Case of Turkey - Thomas Marois and Ali Riza Gungen13. Pragmatic Publics in the Heartland of Capitalism: Local Services in the United States - Mildred E. Warner14. Post-Neoliberalism in Bolivia? Water Sector Reforms Under Evo Morales - Susan Spronk15. Conclusion: Building a Global Pro-Public Movement - David A. McDonald