Deliberately limiting growth would be difficult, but not impossible. The way to proceed is clear, and the necessary steps, although they are new ones for human society, are well within human capabilities. Man possesses, for a small moment in his history, the most powerful combination of knowledge, tools, and resources the world has ever known. It is not my purpose to debunk this theory or to quibble about growth variables used by the Club of Rome almost 30 years ago. America got the Club of Rome message, loud and clear.
Steel production is bad, bread and circuses are good.
I don't care. Let's pretend that the Club of Rome and presumptive President Gore are right. The world is headed for global chaos in 2050, unless every American citizen takes up environmentally-friendly badminton as a career choice. Doesn't matter what we call it. Names mean nothing.