In all three cases, massive overinvestment in insufficiently productive enterprises persisted for a significant period.
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Unfortunately, the bizarre overinvestment by the Clinton Administration in Jean-Bertrand Aristide is not an isolated incident.
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In such circumstances, direct controls on credit may have been a more effective way to curb overinvestment.
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