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Die Donut-Ökonomie: Endlich ein Wirtschaftsmodell, das den Planeten nicht zerstört
Kate Raworth
4.21 AVERAGE
516 reviews for:
Die Donut-Ökonomie: Endlich ein Wirtschaftsmodell, das den Planeten nicht zerstört
Kate Raworth
4.21 AVERAGE
Too dry for me... Put me to sleep one to many times.
informative
medium-paced
This book reframes some of the central questions at the heart of economics. What is money for? What society are we building with our economy? Do our ideas about other sciences, philosophy, or politics align with our economic decisions? How did we end up with the assumptions and models that are foundational to economics?
I greatly enjoyed this book and the author's insight and multi-field perspective.
I greatly enjoyed this book and the author's insight and multi-field perspective.
Zeer goed. Zelfs voor iemand zonder economische opleiding zeer begrijpbaar en de moeite waard om te lezen!
Interesting ideas, bit wishy washy but all books about this will be like that I think. Cool though.
Well, I *finished* the book.
I admit that it was only in the last couple years that I learned that there were economists whose models represented human behavior more closely than the stuff I learned in my one econ class (and heard spouted ad nauseaum by public figures). I found the concepts she espoused to be mostly intuitively obvious (which doesn't, of course, make them correct, but pointing out infinite growth is straight up not possible doesn't seem like it should be a shock).
My biggest complaint was that several of the chapters went on way longer than they needed to. Like a phone call when you've talked about everything and are sure you'll be done in a minute, and then it goes on for another half hour. Like, why are you still talking? You already said that stuff. I was not as sold on the whole "we need a picture!" thesis as she was, either.
At the end of the day, if this shifts the conversation (or Econ 101 curriculum), that seems like it would be good, but I am not convinced that is happening.
I admit that it was only in the last couple years that I learned that there were economists whose models represented human behavior more closely than the stuff I learned in my one econ class (and heard spouted ad nauseaum by public figures). I found the concepts she espoused to be mostly intuitively obvious (which doesn't, of course, make them correct, but pointing out infinite growth is straight up not possible doesn't seem like it should be a shock).
My biggest complaint was that several of the chapters went on way longer than they needed to. Like a phone call when you've talked about everything and are sure you'll be done in a minute, and then it goes on for another half hour. Like, why are you still talking? You already said that stuff. I was not as sold on the whole "we need a picture!" thesis as she was, either.
At the end of the day, if this shifts the conversation (or Econ 101 curriculum), that seems like it would be good, but I am not convinced that is happening.
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
This book tears apart the main assumptions of Economics 101 and highlights their limitations and their lack of sustainability. It asks the question about the possibility to forget about growth at all costs in an individualistic world and emphasizes different dimensions of social connections that open the door for a more just and sustainable world. This suggests a mindset shift to limit inequalities while giving us a chance to fight climate change.
I was excited to read a new theory but ultimately "distribute income and wealth more equitably, also do stuff about climate change" was the only real content of the book. Good to get people thinking about these things but I didn't really see a roadmap for the future. Not sure how a donut represents the concept better than any other diagram with one thing between two things.
Loved this! Highly recommend. GDP growth forever isn’t sustainable and it doesn’t need to be our goal. How might we provide for everyone basic needs, grow, but not past the planet’s limits? Live within “the doughnut”!
informative
reflective
slow-paced