Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist - Softcover

Raworth, Kate

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1847941397 ISBN 13: 9781847941398

Publisher: Random House Business, 2018

Synopsis

As seen on BBC Newsnight.

Economics is broken, and the planet is paying the price.

Unforeseen financial crises. Extreme wealth inequality. Relentless pressure on the environment. Can we go on like this? Is there an alternative?

In Doughnut Economics, Oxford academic Kate Raworth lays out the seven deadly mistakes of economics and offers a radical re-envisioning of the system that has brought us to the point of ruin. Moving beyond the myths of ‘rational economic man’ and unlimited growth, Doughnut Economics zeroes in on the sweet spot: a system that meets all our needs without exhausting the planet.

The demands of the 21st century require a new shape of economics. This might just be it.

*The Sunday Times Bestseller*
*A Financial Times and Forbes Book of the Year*
*Winner of the Transmission Prize 2018*
*Longlisted for the FT/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award 2017*

‘The John Maynard Keynes of the 21st century.’ George Monbiot, Guardian

‘This is sharp, significant scholarship . . . Thrilling.’ Times Higher Education

‘Raworth’s magnum opus . . . A fascinating reminder to business leaders and economists alike to stand back at a distance to examine our modern economics.’ Books of the Year, Forbes

‘There are some really important economic and political thinkers around at the moment – such as Kate Raworth’s Doughnut Economics.’ Andrew Marr, Guardian

‘An admirable attempt to broaden the horizons of economic thinking.’ Martin Wolf, Books of the Year, Financial Times

‘A compelling and timely intervention.’ Caroline Lucas MP, Books of the Year, The Ecologist

About this title

Review:

"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." (Four Books Every Social Entrepreneur Should Read Forbes)

"Doughnut Economics shows how to ensure dignity and prosperity for all people." (Huffington Post)

"A compelling and timely intervention." (Caroline Lucas MP, Books of the Year 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." (Andrew Marr Guardian)

Book Description:

A leading economist shows why current economic thinking doesn't work – and what should take its place

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House Business
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1847941397
• ISBN 13: 9781847941398
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384