Ludwig von Mises Institute - Tu Ne Cede Malis (Ludwig von Mises Institute) 10. Growth, Affluence, and Government A. The Problem of Growth In recent years economists and journalists alike have been heavily emphasizing a new concept—“growth,” and much eco nomic writing is engaged in a “numbers game” on what per centage, or “rate of growth,” “we” should have next year or in the next decade. us.rd.yahoo.com