Title: Doughnut Economics
Writer: Kate Raworth
Year of publication: 2017
Review: In this book, Oxford economist Kate Raworth introduces an economic model that revisits the mainstream economic thinking and accounts for planetary and societal boundaries of development. The author argues that limitless economic growth is unsustainable and that policymakers’ priorities should be altered in the direction of the well-being of a wider population and humanity’s harmony with nature. Using the shape of a doughnut, Raworth presents a new paradigm of economic thinking that can be used as a compass for guiding the orientation of modern globalised societies. In my opinion, this book is ideal for readers who have not yet dug deep into sustainability topics but would like to broaden or challenge their existing perceptions of our socio-economic systems. Thought-provoking and ever-more relevant, Rostra’s choice.
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