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February 2015 VIDEO Water and power: Are public services still public? Public water and electricity are back in vogue! Yet many state-owned utilities are now undergoing “corporatization”: they have legal autonomy and manage their own finances. Is this a positive development in the struggle for equitable public services? Or a slippery slope toward privatization? Watch our 3-minute video on YouTube... Spanish and French subtitles available! The video draws from in-depth research on corporatization cases from around the world.  Blog What is corporatization? The ‘new’ look of water and power utilities.  Corporatization is one of the most popular forms of the renewed interest in government ownership of utilities. Corporatized agencies are fully owned and operated by the state but have separate legal and financial status. Water and electricity utilities are common examples, but the practice extends to a much wider range of goods and services. Is this covert privatization or can this trend serve progressive goals? Continue reading... Translation Clave Intelectual will be launching the Spanish version of the book "Rethinking Corporatization and Public Services in the Global South" on February 9, 2015 in Madrid. All details available soon!