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F I G U R E S A N D TA B L E S Figures 1 Multiple organizing principles of relevance to public goods 52 2 The neoliberal shift and its effects 118 3 El Salvador: Mean residential electricity rates, 1992–2004 130 Tables 1 Examples of embedding mechanisms for fictitious commodities 20 2 Classical typology of goods 24 3 Public approaches to addressing problems in market provision of goods 27 4 State- and community-led institutionalization of public goods 58 5 Electricity distribution by source, Costa Rica 61 6 Water provision by source, Costa Rica 62 7 State support for water and electricity, Costa Rica and El Salvador 73 8 State- and community-led institutionalization of accountability 75 9 Basic goods indicators in Central America 90 10 Public sector financial balance, Costa Rica, millions of colones 114 11 El Salvador: Number of system failures in electricity distribution, 1999–2002 131 12 ‘‘With privatization there should be [greater/equal/less] regulation’’ 140 13 Neoliberal effects on water and electricity: Costa Rica and El Salvador 147 14 Neoliberal institutionalization of public goods: Sectoral effects 149 15 Neoliberal reorganization of public goods: Sectoral effects 151 16 Shifting accountability mechanisms under neoliberalism 173 17 Citizenship under neoliberalism 198 ...

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