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001 2014012255
003 DLC
005 20141122082118.0
008 140613s2014 nyu 000 0 eng
010 $a 2014012255
020 $a9781781682906 (paperback)
020 $z9781781682913 (ebook)
020 $z9781781682913 (US)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dD LC
042 $apcc
043 $ae-uk---
050 00 $aHD4145$b.M44 2014
082 00 $a338.941/05$223
084 $aPOL023000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aMeek, James,$d1962-
245 10 $aPrivate island :$bwhy Britain now belongs to someone else /$cJames Meek.
250 $aFirst Edition.
264 1 $aBrooklyn :$bVerso,$c2014.
300 $a229 pages ;$c23 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a"In a little over a generation the bones and sinews of the British economy-- rail, energy, water, postal services, municipal housing--have been sold to remote, unaccountable private owners. In a series of brilliant portraits James Meek shows how Britain's common wealth became private, and the impact it has had on us all. In a series of panoramic accounts, Meek explores the human stories behind the incremental privatization of the nation over the last three decades. As our national assets are being sold, the new buyers reap the rewards, and the ordinary consumer is left to pay the ever rising bill. Urgent, powerfully written and deeply moving, Private Island is a passionate anatomy of the state of the nation for readers of Chavs and Whoops!"--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0 $aPrivatization$zGreat Britain.
651 0 $aGreat Britain$xEconomic conditions$y21st century.
651 0 $aGreat Britain$xSocial conditions$y21st century.
650 7 $aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Economic Conditions.$2bisacsh