| “There are huge rents to be earned from activities such as logging in tropical rain forests, where permits can be obtained corruptly or where inspectors can be bribed. The environmental costs of corruption may take the form of ground water and air pollution, soil erosion, or climate change, and can be global and intergenerational in their reach.”
Source: World Bank. 1997. Helping Countries Combat Corruption. The Role of the World Bank. Washington, D.C.
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