Doughnut Economics

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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 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 George Monbiot, Guardian This is sharp, significant scholarship Thrilling Times Higher Education A really important economic and political thinker Andrew MarrEconomics is broken It has failed to predict, let alone prevent, financial crises that have shaken the foundations of our societies Its outdated theories have permitted a world in which extreme poverty persists while the wealth of the super rich grows year on year And its blind spots have led to policies that are degrading the living world on a scale that threatens all of our futures.Can it be fixed In Doughnut Economics, Oxford academic Kate Raworth identifies seven critical ways in which mainstream economics has led us astray, and sets out a roadmap for bringing humanity into a sweet spot that meets the needs of all within the means of the planet En route, she deconstructs the character of rational economic man and explains what really makes us tick She reveals how an obsession with equilibrium has left economists helpless when facing the boom and bust of the real world economy She highlights the dangers of ignoring the role of energy and nature s resources and the far reaching implications for economic growth when we take them into account And in the process, she creates a new, cutting edge economic model that is fit for the 21st century one in which a doughnut shaped compass points the way to human progress.Ambitious, radical and rigorously argued, Doughnut Economics promises to reframe and redraw the future of economics for a new generation An innovative vision about how we could refocus away from growth to thriving Daily Mail An admirable attempt to broaden the horizons of economic thinking Martin Wolf, Financial Times Doughnut Economics shows how to ensure dignity and prosperity for all people Huffington Post New Read Books Doughnut Economics by Kate Raworth – kino-fada.fr Economics runs on images The language of economics is built upon the iconic imagery of supply and demand curves, circular flow models, GDP growth curves and IS LM models Raworth seeks to change the language of economics How By changing the fundamental images that define economic models.So what ails Modern Economics Raworth is not exactly correct in saying that modern economics still runs on the rational actor model and hence is limited by it Not when we have Nobel laureates sitting pretty Economics runs on images The language of economics is built upon the iconic imagery of supply and demand curves, circular flow models, GDP growth curves and IS LM models Raworth seeks to change the language of economics How By changing the fundamental images that define economic models.So what ails Modern Economics Raworth is not exactly correct in saying that modern economics still runs on the rational actor model and hence is limited by it Not when we have Nobel laureates sitting pretty with bestselling books and superstar ideas about behavioural economics that tears down the ...This is something that you need to move up your list of books to read and do so fairly urgently I liked this book for so many reasons, but not least because she uses some of the same examples I ve been using recently to explain ideas that have been troubling me for quite a while now One of the things that has obsessed me lately is the idea of the power of images and the odd fact that we don t really hear very much about this power in lifegenerally You might think we would say to each This is something that you need to move up your list of books to read and do so fairly urgently I liked this book for so many reasons, but not least because she uses some of the same examples I ve been using recently to explain ideas that have been troubling me for quite a while now One of the things that has obsessed me lately is the idea of the power of images and the odd fact that we don t really hear very much about this power in lifegenerally You might think we would say to each other something like, Oh, here s that ad again, the one with the sexy girl and the ea...The dismal science has a propensity to be tedious and uninteresting to anyone outside its narrow sphere But its influence is wide and pervasive, the neo liberal agenda has given us a society where there is now a vast chasm between the super rich elite and the poor underclass and where the single minded pursuit of profit is degrading the world that we live in and are to...What an amazing book It s rare when someone has the vision the brains the charisma to 1 challenge received wisdom, 2 offer a fully formed alternative, and 3 explain it clearly succinctly I read about 30 business books a year cover to cover ...One of the best TED talks from this yearThis book is very ambitious, but with a very valid and honourable course Through her own experience and interactions with the modern students, Kate Haworth realised the economic theory that is taught to the undergraduates is at least 50 years old, based onor less single paradigm, too technical Respectively, the policies based upon the theory could be outdated, and sometimes have got a wrong set of goals Why it matters For two main reasons current students are future policy makers and This book is very ambitious, but with a very valid and honourable course Through her own experience and interactions with the modern students, Kate Haworth realised the economic theory that is taught to the undergraduates is at least 50 years old, based onor less ...Everyone should read this bookWe are the first generation to know that we re undermining the ability of the earth system to support human development This is a profound new insight and it is potentially very very scary It is also an enormous privilege because it means that we are the first generation to know that we now need to navigate a transformation to a globally sustainable future pag 55.Throughout her book Doughnut Economics, Kate Raworth invites us to ask important questions about the way economics has been We are the first generation to know that we re undermining the ability of the earth system to support human development This is a profound new insight and it is potentially very very scary It is also an enormous privilege because it means that we are the first generation to know that we now need to navigate a transformation to a globally sustainable future pag 55.Throughout her book Doughnut Economics, Kate Raworth invites us to ask important questions about the way economics has been studied and applied over the last 50 years Are our basic assumptions still valid Are our models still relevant Are our economic goals the right ones During the last 5 decades, towering above everything else, has been de goal of growth, made explicit through a focus on GDP...Doughnut Economics is a really cute title It is unfortunately not the only cringeworthy aspect of this book Kate Raworth s ambitious fairytale for adults encompasses Life, the Universe and Everything It warns against ecological and economic overshoot but itself overshoots in its wide eyed claims and heterodox heresies As it happens, futurology is one tough doughnut to crack.The book has a few central problems 1 It attempts a synthesis that lacks solid foundations and relies on ephemeral, d Doughnut Economics is a really cute title It is unfortunately not the only cringeworthy aspe...

Doughnut Economics
  • English
  • 12 February 2017
  • Paperback
  • 384 pages
  • 1847941389
  • Kate Raworth
  • Doughnut Economics