Can minimal sustainable growth maintain a healthy economy?

Question

I am just learning about economics---kindergarten economics level, and so I might struggle with obscure (to me) terminology----be gentle on my head!

Is it at all possible to have a capitalist, free market economy that grows only as fast as the growth of the population of the consumer base? I know this 'constraint' would go against the principle of "free" enterprise, but is it possible to have a healthy, sustainable slow growth free market economy ?

Enlighten me before I have to go for my milk and cookies.

Answer 1

In your statement there is a clash between the 'population of consumer base' and free enterprise. Nowadays free enterprise is part of globalisation that doesn't necessarily subserve a country's population per se. It might lead to working at cross purposes.