The WBUR Read-In: The cost of higher education
WBUR arts and culture fellow Lauren Williams recommends three books about the creation of student loans and the social class inside of higher education.
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WBUR arts and culture fellow Lauren Williams recommends three books about the creation of student loans and the social class inside of higher education.
China has been luring economically vulnerable and strategically significant nations by lending finances to them through the promise of several development projects, and has emerged as the third largest official creditor in the world.
When I said the government should cancel student debt, readers got angry.
JOHANNESBURG - A recent announcement by China that it is forgiving 23 loans for 17 African countries may be motivated by accusations of "debt-trap
Some Western governments say Chinese lending is intended to ensnare African countries, but the growing consensus among some scholars is that the 'debt-trap narrative' doesn't hold up