BRUCE RICH | AUTHOR | ENVIRONMENTAL LAWYER - Tags | expert on public international finance and the environment

Books

Mortgaging the Earth: The World Bank, Environmental Impoverishment, and the Crisis of Development

Mortgaging the Earth: The World Bank, Environmental Impoverishment, and the Crisis of Development

A deeply researched and widely acclaimed account of the World Bank and its destructive impact on the environment and social equity, as well as a questioning of the history, underly...
To Uphold the World: A Call for a New Global Ethic From Ancient India

To Uphold the World: A Call for a New Global Ethic From Ancient India

In this powerful critique of the current wave of globalization, Rich urgently calls for a new global ethic, distilling the messages of Ashoka and Kautilya while reflecting on think...
Foreclosing the Future: The World Bank and the Politics of Environmental Destruction

Foreclosing the Future: The World Bank and the Politics of Environmental Destruction

Drawing on in depth institutional knowledge, hundreds of case studies, and scores of internal and external reports and evaluations, Foreclosing the Future: The World Bank and the P...

To Uphold the World: What Two Statesmen from Ancient India Can Tell Us about Our Current Crisis

To Uphold the World: What Two Statesmen from Ancient India Can Tell Us about Our Current Crisis

In the words of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon at the 2011 Davos World Economic Forum, the global economy has become a “global suicide pact.” How can we imagine alternatives? Are...

With Amartya Sen, A Global Ethic from Ancient India,Moderator: Homi Bhabha, Harvard Humanities Center.

With Amartya Sen, A Global Ethic from Ancient India,Moderator: Homi Bhabha, Harvard Humanities Center.

With Amartya Sen, A Global Ethic from Ancient India. What can ancient Indian thinkers Ashoka and Kautilya tell us about how to think about the dilemmas of globalization in...
Lessons from Ashoka & Kautilya for sustainable development

Lessons from Ashoka & Kautilya for sustainable development

Lessons from Ashoka & Kautilya: In conversation with Bruce Rich, Attorney, Environmental Law Institute, USA at the Eastern Himalayan Naturenomics Forum 2017, Guhawati,...