Selling water: the outsourcing of South Australia's water supply
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1997
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McCarthy, G.
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Policy and Society, 1997; 13(1):132-148
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<jats:p>The following article tells the story of the selling of the South Australian water and sewerage supply to an overseas consortium. The paper argues that the contract was invested with the dual identity of the State's economic progress and the leadership aspirations of its chief advocate Minister John Olsen. The argument is that the contract was shallow and probing by Parliament and the media hardly touched the surface. The finding is that the combination of globalisation and media representation saw the erosion of Parliamentary accountability.</jats:p>