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This explains why there aren't external forces that can check the growth in credit. But there has been an explosion in debt within China, financing ultimately
by ryandamm 9y ago
This explains why there aren't external forces that can check the growth in credit.
But there has been an explosion in debt within China, financing ultimately non-productive investment. Even with a positive external debt outlook, you can get wild economic imbalances within a country via uncontrolled credit creation. The hangover could be profound.
To put it another way: why do you think centrally-planned economies are frequently outpaced by capitalist economies? Misallocation of resources. Debt binges are similarly distorting.
- AlexCoventry 9y agoWhat specific misallocation of resources are you referring to? The housing developments? I'm not convinced those are wasteful, yet, even if the developers go under.