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Mortgaging the earth
Rich, Bruce, 1947- - Author
Boston : Beacon Press, c1994 - xiv, 376 s.
ISBN 0-8070-4704-X
Světová banka
ekologická krize ohrožení životního prostředí životní prostředí
monografieCall number C 299.177 Umístění Title statement Mortgaging the earth : the World Bank, environmental impoverishment, and the crisis of development / Bruce Rich Main entry-name Rich, Bruce, 1947- (Author) Issue data Boston : Beacon Press, c1994 Phys.des. xiv, 376 s. ISBN 0-8070-4704-X Note Obsahuje rejstřík Subj. Headings Světová banka * ekologická krize * ohrožení životního prostředí * životní prostředí Form, Genre monografie Conspect 502 - Životní prostředí a jeho ochrana UDC 336.7 , 339.9 , 502.1 Country Spojené státy americké Language angličtina Document kind BOOKS An informed and widely acclaimed critique of the World Bank and its destructive impact on the environment, as well as a questioning of the underlying assumptions and goals of economic development. "A hard-hitting and authoritative work, useful and provocative." --Christian Science Monitor"A detailed and thought-provoking look at an important subject from the viewpoint of a passionate advocate." --New York Times Book Review"You don't have to be a card-carrying green to benefit from this chronicle of how the World Bank became a powerful force for the destruction of the natural environment." --Boston Globe"This badly needed analysis exposes the destructive alliance between the bank and national governments that, in the name of progress, has plundered natural resources and impoverished millions . . . . [Rich's] merciless evaluation should help provoke an overdue debate about the bank's future." --Business Week"Rich . . . is right in his criticism of the bank s lending practices on many counts." --Financial Times, London"A lively synthesis of previously unseen Bank documents, human rights reports, journal articles, economic history, and interviews with former and current Bank staffers." --Village Voice Literary Supplement Zdroj anotace: Web obalkyknih.czLoading…
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