{"product_id":"unwinding-privatization-alba-alexander-9780262053372","title":"Unwinding Privatization: Cities and the Restoration of Public Power","description":"\u003cb\u003eHow remunicipalization can be implemented to restructure urban governance.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAcross North America, Europe, and the Global South, public services such as water and energy that were once privatized have returned to public sector functions--an intriguing new development known as remunicipalization. \u003ci\u003eUnwinding Privatization, \u003c\/i\u003eedited by Alba Alexander, Larry Bennett, Evan McKenzie, and Michael Pagano, explores the sources, scale, and implications of transferring ownership of public services and discusses its prospective impact on cities and metropolitan regions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the heart of each service transfer is a crucial reconfiguration of power and responsibility--who gets to participate in making central decisions and which incentives drive these decisions. This collection by leading urban scholars presents alternating perspectives on these shifts in governance, framing remunicipalization as both a pragmatic response to the inefficiencies of privatization and as a democratic resurgence driven by public demands for accountability and sustainability. Drawing on timely and geographically wide-ranging research, the editors assess the highly nuanced task of \"unwinding privatization\" and, in doing so, how we can achieve an optimal relationship of private to public power.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alba Alexander\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0262053373\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780262053372\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e MIT Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 366\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Alba Alexander","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48460252938495,"sku":"9780262053372","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7ba23db8-4c3f-4a71-b5ac-42ff0a7a6633.jpg?v=1777413542","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/unwinding-privatization-alba-alexander-9780262053372","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}