https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anBFcvkeehA " This video tells a great story on the importance of not just public owned and operated water services, but also on the importance of public sector workers in bringing about the best outcomes .. its a great story and one to be shared " - Greg Mclean
Seven years ago the City of
Paris brought their water supply back into public hands. Today, they received
one of the highest international public
service awards at a special UN ceremony at The Hague.
The award
comes on the back of a wave of substantive research on the failures of
privatisation and the benefits of public provision.
Just hours before the ceremony, Transnational Institute, PSI and a wide
coalition of partners released a new comprehensive publication - Reclaiming
Public Services - which includes the Eau de Paris remunicipalisation
as a key case study for how local communities can fight to win back public
goods.(Story from PSI http://www.world-psi.org/en/un-public-services-awards-paris-water-win-highlights-benefits-remunicipalisation )
