Doughnut Economics by Kate Raworth
Imagine a world where everyone has access to the essentials of a dignified life, such as food, water, health, education, and social justice. 🌎 Sounds like the minimum we should be aiming for as humanity, right? And yet, we are failing to achieve this while at the same time our collective overconsumption is damaging our planet.
So, how can we create a thriving economy that meets the needs of all people without exceeding the limits of our planet? That’s the central question that Kate Raworth explores in her book Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist. 🍩
I recently explored this book with the help of members of #NotAnotherBookClub. 🙌
Raworth challenges the conventional wisdom of mainstream economics and offers a new framework for thinking about our society and its future. She argues that it’s a moral imperative to create a safe and just space for humanity, where no one falls short on life’s essentials, while staying within the planetary boundaries that respect the natural systems that sustain us all. 🌱
And she insists, with compelling examples, that this is not just theory but practical, urgent, and possible. As Raworth puts it in her TED talk, “We have the means, motive, and opportunity to create economies that are regenerative and distributive by design. The question is whether we have the courage and creativity to do so.” 💡
We felt inspired by the book and connected strongly with its central theme, but the scope and scale of the challenges still seem daunting, and we struggled to believe that our current economic and political systems would be capable of leading us through changes of this nature. 😞
So maybe we can’t just sit and wait for others to change the system; we all have much work to do in whatever way we can! 👷
Doughnut economics is an important idea; please consider finding out more here: https://lnkd.in/eVhBXnPR.
And if you’re already familiar with the doughnut, what’s your take? Please leave a comment👇
With huge thanks to Tom Rippin and On Purpose International for putting this book on my radar. #DoughnutEconomics #NotAnotherBookClub #Economy #Society #Planet #Change
For further exploration:
https://www.kateraworth.com/doughnut/
Podcasts:
Videos: https://www.ted.com/talks/kate_raworth_a_healthy_economy_should_be_designed_to_thrive_not_grow