It was invented in the 1930s, but it very soon became the overriding goal of policymaking, so much so that even today, in the richest of countries, governments think that the solution to their economic problems lies in more growth.
Det var opfundet i 1930'erne, men det blev hurtigt til det primære mål indenfor politikplanlægning. Så meget, at selv i dag  i de rigeste lande, tror regeringer, at løsningen  til økonomiske problemer ligger i mere vækst.