If you wanted to, you could fill a cup of water by dumping a gallon bucket on top of it. The point here is that the government has never been efficient in allocating resources.

Also FYI: I'm not a representative or a supporter of the IMF. The fact that some of their people have said things which didn't turn out to be true doesn't concern me. In fact I'd probably expect that most bold predictions don't come true, especially on economic matters.