"Look Under the Skin" (If You Dare)

At the ever ghoolish IMF, the new chief, Mme Lagarde insists if we "look under the skin" of the world's economies we will find them to be healthy. I, for one, find that suggestion somewhat appalling...

If, dear reader, you perhaps think that I am being uncharitable to non English speaking native, consider that the policies of the IMF conditionalities have caused the immiseration and early death of millions on this planet. The image of  Michelangelo's carcass of flayed skin in his depiction final judgment rather facilely comes to mind...