good point Janie,
the whole idea of a successful Economy as one that is constantly growing - needs to be re-examined.

(one only has to look at the history of Easter Island to see where that leads)

some nations are also looking at dropping the GDP as a measuring device, but rather looking at quality of life as a more accurate assesment..
because every time theres a car crash or a house burns down or someone gets killed the GDP goes up..