To non-economists, the World Bank ranking Nigeria fifth on the list of its top ten debtor countries is alarming. A deeper analysis shows there is no cause for concern.
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Andrew Wells Robertson Professor of Economics, Allegheny College
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Associate professor, University of Cape Town
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Professor and Chair of Epistemologies of the Global South, University of Bareuth, Germany, University of South Africa
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Adjunct Research Professor-Institute of African Studies, Carleton IUniversity, Carleton University
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Reader in African history, Queen's University Belfast
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Head of School at the School of Accounting, Curtin University
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