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From Boom to Bust in Nigeria
Connors Special to The Washington Post Sunday, September 14, 2008; Page A21\\ PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria \\ Uche was the triggerman for his gang of thieves. When gang members stole oil from pipelines or cellphones from passersby, he made ...
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A petrodollar saved
Sep 4th 2008 From The Economist print edition As prices fall, can sovereignwealth funds break the resource curse? COUNTRIES flush with oil and ore should grow faster than those that are barren. Puzzlingly, they often do not. Naturalresource income ...
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