Growth solves a multitude of economic sins. So what prevents countries from encouraging growth? Cronyism A shrinking population, or something near that. Too much regulation that affects production or hiring. Cultural decay. When economies stop growing, factions argue over their slice of the pie. Gridlock ensues, and nothing good comes of it. I wish I [...] View the full post at: Shrinking Economies Deserve Gridlock Related posts: We, The People, Deserve Better Major Industrialised Economies are Pulling Each Other Into the Abyss Real Estate In Emerging Economies Strong Despite Global Credit Crunch