Below are excerpts from the diary she kept during her trip to the Nakai Nam Theun National Protected Area as part of a World Bank supervision mission in Feb. 2007.

以下是她在考察纳街(Nakai)南通国家保护区时写的日记的摘要。这次考察是世界银行2007年2月派出的一个监督团的工作的一部分。

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Nam Theun-2, however, has become a test case for the World Bank in its effort to spur private-sector development even in the least creditworthy countries.

ECONOMIST: Laos

But opponents argue that the real risks are being taken by Laos, in investing so much hope in Nam Theun-2 in particular, and dams in general.

ECONOMIST: Laos

Most of these will now be delayed, including the biggest and most controversial, known as Nam Theun 2, which is anyway plagued by financing difficulties and environmental criticism.

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