China May Be on a Well-Trod Path to Economic Trouble

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The International Monetary Fund is famous for espousing fiscal discipline. When a nation is in an economic downturn, the typical prescription is to tighten its fiscal belt to restore confidence, get interest rates down and resuscitate growth. The IMF’s long engagement with Argentina has been a case in point.