01946cam a2200373 i 4500 122143 20230410115413.0 140613s2014 nyu 000 0 eng 18186680 acquire 1 shelf copy policy default lcc bk 2014012255 9781781682906 (paperback) 9781781682913 (ebook) 9781781682913 (US) 9781784782061 DLC eng DLC rda D LC pcc e-uk--- HD 4145 M494p 2014 338.941 Meek, James, 1962- Private island : why Britain now belongs to someone else / James Meek. Brooklyn : Verso, 2014. 229 p. ; 23 cm. "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!"-- Provided by publisher. Privatization Great Britain. Great Britain Economic conditions 21st century. Great Britain Social conditions 21st century. Privatización Gran Bretaña. Gran Bretaña Condiciones económicas Siglo XXI. Gran Bretaña Condiciones sociales Siglo XXI. JaaM 40488 40488 0 0 lcc 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2023-04-10 1 0 HD 4145 M494p 2014 00000115369 2018-10-24 00:00:00 1 2018-10-24 bk