Source: Public Radio International
Extractive industries have argued that reporting requirements have burdened their company. However, explained Carnegie’s Sarah Chayes on Public Radio International, these are rules that are a widespread international practice. Arguments against the rules reflect an obsession with secrecy that is widely held throughout much of the extractives industry, and held personally by Secretary of State Tillerson, Chayes said. She argued that moderating a government which debilitates regulation to promote its own interests demands a grassroots response that bridges party lines.
This interview was originally broadcast by Public Radio International.