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$272 Is there an alternative$273
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.
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.
