Private Island: Why Britain Now Belongs to Someone Else (Paperback)

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 being sold, the new buyers reap the rewards, and the ordinary consumer is left to pay the ever rising bill. Urgent, powerfully written and deeply moving, "Private Island" is a passionate anatomy of the state of the nation for readers of "Chavs" and "Whoops ."

General

Imprint:	Verso Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2014
First published:	October 2014
Authors:	James Meek
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	229
ISBN-13:	978-1-78168-290-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Area / regional studies > General
LSN:	1-78168-290-9
Barcode:	9781781682906

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