Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist (9781847941398)

*The Sunday Times Bestseller*
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nEconomics is broken, and the planet is paying the price.
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nUnforeseen financial crises. Extreme wealth inequality. Relentless pressure on the environment. Can we go on like this? Is there an alternative?
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nIn 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.
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nThe demands of the 21st century require a new shape of economics. This might just be it.
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n*A Financial Times and Forbes Book of the Year*
n*Winner of the Transmission Prize 2018*
n*Longlisted for the FT/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award 2017*
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n`The John Maynard Keynes of the 21st century.' George Monbiot, Guardian
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n`This is sharp, significant scholarship . . . Thrilling.' Times Higher Education
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n`Raworth's 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, Forbes
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n`There are some really important economic and political thinkers around at the moment - such as Kate Raworth's Doughnut Economics.' Andrew Marr, Guardian
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n`An admirable attempt to broaden the horizons of economic thinking.' Martin Wolf, Books of the Year, Financial Times
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n`A compelling and timely intervention.' Caroline Lucas MP, Books of the Year, The Ecologist