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Private Island

Paperback • 2015 • 1. edition

Private Island

By James Meek

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About the book

In a little over a generation the bones and sinews of the British economy - rail, energy, water, postal services, municipal housing - have been sold to remote, unaccountable private owners. In a series of brilliant portraits James Meek shows how Britain's common wealth became private, and the impact it has had on us all. In a series of panoramic accounts, Meek explores the human stories behind the incremental privatization of the nation over the last three decades. As our national assets are bei...Show more

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9781784782061

Publisher

Verso Books

Published year

2015

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1

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Private Island

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Paperback

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