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...
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...

As the World Burns: A Critique of the World Bank Group's Energy Strategy

As the World Burns: A Critique of the World Bank Group's Energy Strategy

This article appeared in late 2013, and the World Bank Group has made progress in adopting some of the article's recommendations, namely commitments to end financing of coal power...
Greenspeak

Greenspeak

The World Bank is doing its best to present itself as a born-again friend of the earth. Bruce Rich separates fact from fancy.
Foreclosing the Future: Examining 20 years of the World Bank's Environmental Performance

Foreclosing the Future: Examining 20 years of the World Bank's Environmental Performance

Drawing on in depth institutional knowledge, hundreds of case studies, and scores of internal and external reports and evaluations, Bruce Rich paints a picture of a Bank still infl...