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Recent Protests Against World Bank Operations Involve Complaints That the World

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Recent protests against World Bank operations involve complaints that the World Bank (1) supports countries that permit sweatshop labor or restrict religious freedom,and (2)


A) financially assists al Qaeda-linked governments.
B) encourages fraudulent lending practices in Latin America.
C) ignores major human-rights violations in western Africa.
D) institutes an unfavorable balance of payments in developing nations.
E) finances projects that could damage the ecosystem.
In recent years,the World Bank has been the target of demonstrations.Protesters believe it finances projects that could damage the ecosystem,such as the Three Gorges Dam on China's Yangtze River.Others complain that the World Bank supports countries that permit low-paying sweatshops or that suppress religious freedom.

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