Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st Century Economist
Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st Century Economist
By a renegade economist, this offers a greener, fairer and safer way to think about the global economy. The author is a member of the think-tank the Club of Rome and has held senior positions at Oxfam and the UN Development Programme
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Remorseless financial crises. Extreme inequalities in wealth. Relentless pressure on the environment. Anyone can see that our economic system is broken. But can it be fixed?
In Doughnut Economics, Oxford academic Kate Raworth identifies the seven critical ways in which mainstream economics has led us astray - from selling us the myth of 'rational economic man' to obsessing over growth at all costs - and offers instead an alternative roadmap for bringing humanity into a sweet spot that meets the needs of all within the means of the planet. Ambitious, radical and thoughtful, she offers a new, cutting-edge economic model fit for the challenges of the 21st century.
