Is democracy compatible with de-growth?

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5. Dictatorships did address (if not reverse) excessive growth in both Edo Japan and China

As I said though, there's no reason to expect that they would do that in general.

However, "capitalism" as we know it doesn't much care what nominal political system it grows on. So long as the compliance of the politicians can be ensured, the system can take whatever shape it wants. That may be the true genius of the modern economy - both democracies and authoritarian governments can be suborned, given enough money.

When economic growth is no longer possible, de-growth will become the norm. Does a collapsing economy require an authoritarian government in order for a nation state to remain coherent? I think that most nominal democracies that have faced such a situation begin to look more and more authoritarian over time.

Most countries that have emphasized universal education for women have seen a decline in growth rates, but not necessarily in absolute growth. It has normally taken a parallel economic collapse to do that, as seen in the ex-Soviet bloc nations.