# Steady-State Economics > **Machine-Evolution Nexus:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] provides the evolutionary and computational context for this supporting concept. **Domain:** Economics / Ecology **Doc Type:** Supporting Canonical Node **Maturity:** Developed ## Definition Steady-state economics studies economies organized around stable material throughput and qualitative development rather than indefinite physical expansion. ## Nexus Context It offers one response to ecological constraint, but digital and continuity systems still require decisions about allocation, innovation, rights and unequal access. ## Relationships [[wiki/Resource Constraint|Resource Constraint]], [[wiki/Sustainability|Sustainability]], [[wiki/Continuity Economics|Continuity Economics]], [[wiki/Environmental Justice|Environmental Justice]] ## Sources / Provenance - Developed from the cited research in the central article and the surrounding continuity, rights and evolutionary architecture.