000			02045nam a22002177a 4500
020			_a9788189654504
082			_a363.7394 _bNAI/W
100			_aNair,K.N
245			_aWater insecurity, institutions, and livelihood dynamics : a study in Plachimada, Kerala, India
260			_aDelhi _bDaanish _c2008
300			_a132p.
520			_aOn one side of the battle is Coca Cola, a global corporate Goliath, bent on exploiting village water resources for its bottling operations. Ranged against them are the Davids from the local community, largely tribal, equally determined to resist the pollution of their valuable water and demanding the closure of the Cola plant. // For over half a decade now this unprecedented struggle between one of the world s most powerful companies and ordinary villagers has been taking place in Plachimada in Palakkad district of Kerala. // Supporting the corporation are government agencies giving it a clean chit on the charges of water pollution made by their opponents. Not surprisingly, the workers of the plant are also engaged in a counter-agitation to protect their jobs. On the side of the tribals are farming households who are worried about the bottling plant depleting the already diminishing levels of groundwater available for agriculture and a few NGOs helping their agitation. // This book, based on thorough documentation and research of the Plachimada movement, takes a close look at the collective action strategy resorted to mostly by tribal labourers living around the bottling plant, who constitute the principal victims of water pollution. The book delves into how such a strong collective action gets originated and sustained for such a long period and examines the lessons to be learnt from the entire episode.
650			_aDrinking water--Contamination
650			_aWater pollution
650			_aIndia--Plachimada
650			_aWater-supply
650			_aHindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Private Limited
700			_aAntonyto Paul
700			_aVineetha Menon
942			_cBK
999			_c64763 _d64763