'The Age of Commodity: Water Privatization in Southern Africa' by David A. McDonald , Greg Ruiters

In recent years as globalization and market liberalization have marched forward unabated and the global commons continue to be commodified and privatized at a rapid pace. In this global process, the ownership, sale and supply of water is increasingly the flashpoint for debates and conflict over privatization and nowhere is the debate more advanced or acute than southern Africa. "The Age of Commodity" provides an overview on the debates over water privatization including a conceptual overview of water ‘privatization,’ how it relates to human rights, macro-economic policy and GATS and how the debates are shaped by research methodologies.