> I think the biggest problem is that economic growth gives countries a (military) advantage. If you opt out of growth-based economic system, your neighbors wil

> I think the biggest problem is that economic growth gives countries a (military) advantage. If you opt out of growth-based economic system, your neighbors will have more army or resources or manpower. They will eventually invade you or dominate you economically. Or the population including the elites get sick of living poor country and the wont defend the government letting it be overthrown. > Back to prosperity without growth. To resist pressure from neighboring states that practice economic growth, you would need to continuously improve efficiency and that's hard. If you are improving efficiency your economy is growing. Unless you assume people will deliberately use less resources once efficiency grows and I don't think that has ever happened.