Doughnut Economics by Kate Raworth Summary
Overview of Doughnut Economics
Doughnut Economics reimagines prosperity beyond GDP growth, balancing human needs with planetary boundaries. Endorsed by the Pope and adopted by Amsterdam for post-pandemic planning, Raworth's revolutionary framework asks: What if our economy could thrive without endless growth, serving both people and planet?
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When Economics Textbooks Failed Reality
A lecture hall at Oxford University, 2008. While global markets collapsed and millions lost their homes, economics students sat through lessons on perfect market equilibrium. Yuan Yang raised her hand: "How is any of this relevant to what's happening outside?" Her professor had no answer. This wasn't an isolated frustration-from Paris to Harvard, students were walking out of lectures, demanding an economics education that actually addressed climate change, inequality, and financial instability. Their rebellion exposed a deeper truth: the economic thinking that shaped our world for decades was fundamentally broken. What we needed wasn't reform-we needed revolution.
The Sweet Spot Between Too Little and Too Much
The Fiction at Economics' Foundation and When Economies Behave Like Living Systems
Redesigning Who Owns What
From Linear Waste to Circular Regeneration
What Happens When Growth Stops Being the Goal
Making Economics Everyone's Work
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