Debt and Distortion
China’s unprecedented growth hastransformed the lives of its people and impacted economies across the globe. Thefinancial system supported this growth by providing cheap loans to boostinvestment and, in a virtuous cycle, rapid growth insured that these loanscould be repaid. However, in recent years, this virtuous cycle has turnedvicious. The financial system has continued to lend freely and cheapl...
China’s unprecedented growth hastransformed the lives of its people and impacted economies across the globe. Thefinancial system supported this growth by providing cheap loans to boostinvestment and, in a virtuous cycle, rapid growth insured that these loanscould be repaid. However, in recent years, this virtuous cycle has turnedvicious. The financial system has continued to lend freely and cheapl...
