60 days after the deadline, World Bank failed to receive a resolution plan from the Cambodian government to address eviction and mitigation issues for more than 20,000 people in Central Phnom Penh. What signal does it send?
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World Bank doesn’t punish Cambodia on evictions, by Mike Eckel, Associated Press, May 16, 2011 (Forbes.com)World Bank project tied to forced evictions in Cambodia, Bank Information Center, March 8, 2011 (BIC website)
The great Asian land grab: How a World Bank program helped displace tens of thousands of urban poor, by Mike Eckel, Foreign Policy, May 13, 2011 (Foreign Policy online)
Aid donor battles Cambodia over forced evictions, Associated Press, May 13, 2011 (Google News)