World Summit: Growing Divide Between Rich And Poor Nations

President Bush, who will not be present at the World Summit on Sustainable Development attended by 100 world leaders, faces strong criticism from developing nations.

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August 26, 2002, 8:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech


"While such wealthy nations as the United States continue to press the developing world to open its markets to free trade and turn over public utilities, such as water and electricity, to private companies to curb environmental abuses and improve basic service delivery, poor countries say their efforts have been undermined by the industrialized world's hypocrisy and corporate approach... The developing world is particularly critical of Bush, who is not attending the summit and whose administration has unilaterally rejected international treaties..."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

Sunday, August 25, 2002 in The Washington Post

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