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• 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...

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• 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...

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