Water for Profit

Stuart, Alix. “Water for Profit,” CFO 23, no. 2 (2007): 40-45.
http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.mnsu.edu. (Accessed February 8th, 2011).

This article discusses, mainly, the obstacles standing in the way of companies seeking to privatize public water supplies. The economic pull of the water industry is discussed, as well as that when and if public municipalities privatize, an enormous profit will be made, as currently only about 15% of American Water is privatized. This may be a good source if I plan to discuss what advantages privatization will have economically for the companies who take over public water supplies. I am not sure if I will use this source, but I very well may. At the very least, it is valuable to have an article that is mainly pro-privatization from the corporation’s standpoint as it gives a summary of the opposing view. This article also discusses how much of the U.S.'s pipes and underground infrastructures are in dire need of repair, another reason cities look at privatizing. A lot of discussion about how to gain the trust of the public is also included, which is almost unsettling, especially because the scope of this article is entirely economical.