As long as the leaders don't get blamed for devaluing the currency, there will still be an incentive to do it. Most people's political careers aren't that long.

As long as the leaders don't get blamed for devaluing the currency, there will still be an incentive to do it. Most people's political careers aren't that long. You see this happen with CEOs today. If it looks like the company is going to collapse, just change jobs. When things fall apart a couple of years later, you can talk about how things were great while you were still in charge. Few will have enough insider knowledge to know you're lying.