||5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.| Dismal news from the dismal science|By Cecil Bothwell|Even if you are somewhat aware of the scourge known as the World Bank you would probably be aghast at the carefully documented disasters covered in MORTGAGING THE EARTH. Bruce Rich, senior attorney and director of the International Program at the Environmental Defense Fund, spent more than a year cataloging the material in|From Publishers Weekly|The World Bank, the largest single source of financial and economic assistance in the world, was founded in 1946 to alleviate poverty and promote development . Rich, senior attorney at the Environmental Defense Fund, charges that today's
This critique of World Bank operations examines the effects of this organization on the societies in which it operates. Highly critical of the Bank's practices in its 50 years of operation, the author demonstrates how the Bank has become virtually unaccountable and a law unto itself. He describes how the Bank has supported oppressive regimes and loaned money to support large projects which have displaced local populations. He argues further that the Bank's current polic...
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