A leading economist shows why current economic thinking doesn't work - and what should take its place
Kate Raworth is an economist focused on transforming economic theory and practice so that it reflects the social and ecological realities of the 21st century. She is a Senior Teaching Associate at Oxford University's Environmental Change Institute and Professor of Practice at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. In response to the international interest generated by this book, she co-founded the Doughnut Economics Action Lab to connect and collaborate with changemakers worldwide who are starting to put the ideas of Doughnut Economics into practice.
I’ve never seen [the concepts in Doughnut Economics] laid out so
clearly, compellingly, or cheekily. Social entrepreneurs, it’s
doughnut time – and I strongly recommend that you take a bite.
*Forbes*
Doughnut Economics shows how to ensure dignity and prosperity for
all people.
*Huffington Post*
A compelling and timely intervention.
*The Ecologist*
A book you will need to know about . . . Kate writes beautifully .
. . If only 10% of the ideas get implemented, the world will be a
much better place.
*World Bank blog*
A sharp, insightful call for a shift in thinking . . . Raworth’s
energetic, layperson-friendly writing makes her concept accessible
as well as intriguing.
*Publishers Weekly*
Kate Raworth, formerly of Oxfam, shows that the undulations of
equality and justice are really very profound . . . [Her] aim is to
adjust human use of the processes of planetary dynamics so that the
overall outcome of development is survival in peace, health,
prosperity and companionship.
*British Academy Review*
Proposes a new economic model – one that embeds the human economy
within the natural world and within society, rather than being
distinct from either.
*The Ecologist*
An innovative vision about how we could refocus away from growth to
thriving.
*Daily Mail*
A brand new way of conceptualising economic development without
being tied to infinite growth . . . A useful idea.
*Guardian*
There are some really important economic and political thinkers
around at the moment – such as Kate Raworth's Doughnut Economics .
. . I get the sense that a major period of new thinking and
political creativity is coming.
*Guardian*
An admirable attempt to broaden the horizons of economic
thinking.
*Financial Times*
Kate Raworth's well-received Doughnut Economics makes clear . . .
[that] we have to enter a new age of thought, of communication, of
politics.
*The Ecologist*
This is sharp, significant scholarship . . . Thrilling.
*Times Higher Education*
Required summer reading for Labour politicians and activists.
*openDemocracy*
Another look at measuring growth . . . Raworth makes several key
suggestions for reform.
*MoneyWeek*
At last – an economic model that won't destroy the planet . . . I
see [Raworth] as the John Maynard Keynes of the 21st Century: by
reframing the economy, she allows us to change our view of who we
are, where we stand, and what we want to be.
*Guardian*
Asks some simple and pertinent questions. Why do we tax employment,
through payroll taxes, but not the use of such scarce resources as
fresh water, the Earth’s minerals, wood and soil? [Raworth's]
biggest question, however, is one that terrifies all mainstream
economists: is ‘growth’ endless?
*Spectator*
[Reveals] the huge hold in the standard economic model . . . offers
a mountaintop view of the world.
*Knowledge@Wharton: The Journal of Wharton Business School*
Judiciously combining history, theory, anecdotes and diagrams,
[Raworth] provides a narrative that is easy to follow . . .
Worthwhile and challenging.
*Frontline*
A radical and solidly-argued book . . . Plausible and
informative.
*El Pais*
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