Our costly thirst for free water
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People's attitude to water use and conservation has changed since the privatisation of the water industry. In pre-privatisation times, people were prepared to conserve water in times of drought, and they were not concerned that much water was lost before it even reached the consumer. Now, more and more people are having to pay for water in direct relation to the amount they consume, and so they are no longer prepared to accept a supply which does not meet their needs. People are also taking a much wider view of water resources, realising that lack of water can kill people in many parts of the world.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1995
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When the global market is just a free telephone call away
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Average international phone charges could decline by 80% as a result of the liberalisation of world telecommunications markets, according to Charlene Barshefsky, the US representative at the recent World Trade Organisation talks on telecommunications liberalisation. Voice traffic will become much more like data traffic on the Internet, where there is no link between cost and distance. These developments will have an extremely significant impact on the world economy, making trading blocs less important and creating fairer trading conditions for countries and individual companies.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1997
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How free trade in services could boost the world economy
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The service industries will not become as international in character as the manufacturing industries in the foreseeable future, but there are still strong arguments in favour of encouraging the expansion of international trade in services. A time will come when there will be no more significant gains to be made from increasing internationalization of physical trade. When this happens, the only way to benefit from trade will be to boost trade in services. At present, the main barriers to growth of trade in services are culture, information and regulation.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1998
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