#2: Reimagining Growth with Doughnut Economics
Description
In this episode, we embark on a journey through the provocative insights of Kate Raworth's "Doughnut Economics", the book that began my journey towards the Modern Maze. Diving into the heart of our modern economic system, we question the long-held pursuit of endless economic growth and its alignment with the realities of our planet and society.
We explore the ambitious quest to redefine the very goals of economics, shifting from the singular focus on GDP to the holistic vision of the Doughnut. This model balances human prosperity with ecological sustainability. We unravel the seven ways to think like a 21st-century economist, each a stepping stone towards an economy that nurtures human nature, embraces system thinking, and designs for distributive justice and regenerative capacity.
This book and its concepts invites us to reimagine our economic systems, not as self-contained entities but as interconnected parts of a larger societal and environmental whole.
References:
Doughnut Economics by Kate Raworth
Less is More by Jason Hickel
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