Blank Checks for Unsustainable Development

• Author: Bruce Rich
• Position: Senior Attorney and Director of the International Program at Environmental Defense in Washington, D.C.
• Pages: 32-36

Copyright © 2007, Environmental Law Institute®, Washington, D.C. www.eli.org. Reprinted by permission from The Environmental Forum®, March/April 2007

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COVER STORY I

Copyright © 2007, Environmental Law Institute®, Washington, D.C. www.eli.org. Reprinted by permission from The Environmental Forum®, March/April 2007

Copyright © 2007, Environmental Law Institute®, Washington, D.C. www.eli.org. Reprinted by permission from The Environmental Forum®, March/April 2007

Bruce Rich is a Senior

Attorney and Director of the

International Program at

Environmental Defense in

Washington, D.C.

Blank Checks for

Unsustainable Development

China will soon be by far the biggest international public f‌i nancial player in poorer

countries, dwarf‌i ng the largest development agencies such as the World Bank. Unfortunately,

the economic giant is also exporting lowered environmental and human rights standards

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