Shall we produce more or smarter? This study with the title `Sustainable Prosperity Through
Qualitative Growth An Economic Analysis Using The Example Of China ` analyzes the theoretical
framework of economic growth and how it leads to sustainable prosperity. It propounds the
notion of prosperity and sustainable development and thus explains the social ecological and
subsequently political dimension of economic growth. The found insights are applied to the
real-life example of the Chinese economic development of the past three decades to draw
conclusions and explain why prosperity can be sustainable and which way leads to this goal.