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World Bank Finds Itself WantingPosted on Jul 23, 2008
The World Bank is being criticized for a persistent lack of environmental focus in an internal review of its lending activities. The new report rails against the environmental degradation caused by many bank-funded projects in poor countries that harm local communities in the name of “development.” Read the report at worldbank.org/oed.
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By Dude, July 23, 2008 at 3:06 pm #
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Please read “Confessions of an Economic Hit Man”
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