It seems to me that the primary way that average people can get ahead (at least in America, I'm less familiar with other countries) is by investing; which requi

It seems to me that the primary way that average people can get ahead (at least in America, I'm less familiar with other countries) is by investing; which requires growth. If that went away, I'd be afraid that new generations or people who aren't from rich families would be stuck. I wonder if there are any thinkers that have developed a plan for prosperity without growth that doesn't rely on utopianism?