Doughnut Economics

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<p><b><i>The book behind the hit TED Talk</i></b></p><p><b>**The<i>Sunday Times</i>Bestseller**</b> <b></b> <b>Economics is broken, and the planet is paying the price.</b></p><p>Unforeseen financial crises. Extreme wealth inequality. Relentless pressure on the environment. Can we go on like this? Is there an alternative?</p><p>In<i>Doughnut Economics</i>, 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,<i>Doughnut Economics</i>zeroes in on the sweet spot: a system that meets all our needs without exhausting the planet.</p><p>The demands of the 21st century require a new shape of economics. This might just be it.</p> <p><b>*A<i>Financial Times</i>and<i>Forbes</i>Book of the Year*</b> <b>*Winner of the Transmission Prize 2018*</b> <b>*Longlisted for the<i>FT</i>/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award 2017*</b></p><p><b>The John Maynard Keynes of the 21st century. George Monbiot,<i>Guardian</i></b> <b></b> <b>This is sharp, significant scholarship . . . Thrilling.<i>Times Higher Education</i></b> <b></b> <b>Raworths 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,<i>Forbes</i></b></p><p><b>There are some really important economic and political thinkers around at the moment such as Kate Raworths<i>Doughnut Economics</i>. Andrew Marr,<i>Guardian</i></b> <b></b> <b>An admirable attempt to broaden the horizons of economic thinking. Martin Wolf, Books of the Year,<i>Financial Times</i></b> <b></b> <b>A compelling and timely intervention. Caroline Lucas MP, Books of the Year,<i>The Ecologist</i></b></p>

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<p>Kate Raworth is an economist whose research focuses on the unique social and ecological challenges of the 21st century. She is a Senior Visiting Research Associate teaching at Oxford Universitys Environmental Change Institute, and a Senior Associate of the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership.</p><p>Over the last two decades Kate has worked as Senior Researcher at Oxfam, as a co-author of the UNs Human Development Report at the United Nations Development Programme, and as a Fellow of the Overseas Development Institute in the villages of Zanzibar.</p><p>She has been named by the<i>Guardian</i>as one of the top ten tweeters on economic transformation.</p>

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