Privatization: Property and the Remaking of Nature-Society Relations

?This collection is both complex and thought provoking. ? This book offers a much needed critical edge to exploring the contested space characterized by the co-modification of nature and the remaking of nature ? society relations as property.? (International Journal of Social Welfare , July 2009)

"Examining the labyrinthine logics and strange confusions of privatization, the work in these pages is filled with fascinating surprises. Whether revealing the hidden political opportunities in food labeling, the ironic labor required in price 'discovery' for wetlands, or the many hidden non-capitalist practices of working fishermen, this work is both exciting and useful. Mansfield and company point urgently to where future progressive activism might finally get some real traction."
–Paul Robbins, University of Arizona

"Theoretically rich, empirically challenging and politically engaging, this groundbreaking collection significantly advances debates about neoliberalism, privatisation and property. Rejecting easy generalisations about changing nature-society relations, the book brings together innovative scholars who highlight the complexity of contemporary developments without closing down possibilities for more equitable futures. It will be essential reading for anyone interested in political economy, political ecology and environmental policy."
–Wendy Larner, University of Bristol