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By Michael Spence
Published: July 8 2010 21:53 | Last updated: July 8 2010 21:53
As the International Monetary Fund warned on Thursday, America's economy shows worrying signs of weakness. Worse, and in common with other developed countries, it also lacks a credible strategy for longer-term growth. Without such a strategy, a strong global recovery is unlikely.
The structural evolution of the US economy over the past 15 years has been driven by excess consumption, enabled by debt-fuelled asset inflation. The crisis put a stop to this, but structural deficiencies remain. America's export sector is too small and underdeveloped. The financial sector became outsized, and is down-sizing.
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