A flawed model.

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See "Nam Theun 2," May/June 2005, p. 27

The Nam Theun 2 project in Laos has fallen short of its goals, according to both the project's managers and advocates with the International Rivers Network. The US$1.25 billion project, now halfway through its four-year development plan, was designed to mitigate the environmental, economic, and social effects...