Steady State Economics

Why is Economic Growth a Threat?
Economic growth is an increase in the production and consumption of goods and services. It entails increasing population, per capita consumption, or both.
Economic growth leaves a larger ecological fooprint, causing civil strife and bringing nations into conflict.
Can technological progress alleviate the threat of economic growth? Technological progress requires research and development,a major expenditure that entails economic growth at current levels of technology. In theory, technological progress could reduce the ecological footprint, but not when it is simply used for more economic growth.
Laws of physics, principles of ecology, and our own common sense tell us that nothing grows forever. Economic sustainability, national security, and international stability require the establishment of a steady state economy with stabilized population and per capita consumption. In a steady state economy, society focuses on goals more noble than economic growth.