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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
challenging
informative
inspiring
My master’s degree is in finance; I’ve studied economics at a post-grad level. And this model just plain makes sense. Why isn’t this being taught everywhere?
But this book is so much more than economics. It’s formed up in my mind that the only hope for the human race is if we all work together.
You know who needs to read this book? Rachel Reeves, that’s who. Also, everyone.
PS: Join a union.
But this book is so much more than economics. It’s formed up in my mind that the only hope for the human race is if we all work together.
You know who needs to read this book? Rachel Reeves, that’s who. Also, everyone.
PS: Join a union.
It is easy to criticize, and it is easy to knock things down. But to build something new, that is difficult.
In the opening chapter of this book, which begins with an all out attack on the study of economics as we know it today, I was very skeptical. I've heard it all before. In fact, just days before starting this book I had a friend tell me she thought the entire subject of economics was, as she put it, "whack."
However, as the book continued on, the author began to dig into each and every angle that she attacked and presented a new approach. Where she attacked the idea of a 'rational consumer' being the basic building block of econ, she spent an entire chapter spelling out how we could instead envision the 'cooperative citizen' (paraphrase). Where she attacked financial markets dependency on endless growth, she suggested alternative investment strategies that don't rely on dividends-by-growth but instead on the steady profit of business. The book was a fire-hose of endless ideas. This was not a rambling essay on an eyelash's wish, but rather a dense log of over a decade of work spent elaborating and exploring these very ideas. In fact, the ideas came so frequent, I couldn't really criticize or refute any one of them if I wanted to. There is just too much here. The book is rich.
Kate Raworth's approach can be boiled down to one key aspect of economics. Sometime around two-hundred years ago economists began to study the subject as though it were a science like physics. They sought legitimacy and left behind any moral underpinnings that could have been brought to the study. Raworth argues that this was a mistake and there are no economic 'laws of physics.' She believes we should bring some humanity back into the study and that our economy is what we build it to be.
There is so much to consider with this book. I'm left reeling, but I think I will carry this with me as my education in economics continues. I love the quote she shared from Taylor Mali:
"Changing your mind is one of the best ways of finding out whether or not you still have one."
In the opening chapter of this book, which begins with an all out attack on the study of economics as we know it today, I was very skeptical. I've heard it all before. In fact, just days before starting this book I had a friend tell me she thought the entire subject of economics was, as she put it, "whack."
However, as the book continued on, the author began to dig into each and every angle that she attacked and presented a new approach. Where she attacked the idea of a 'rational consumer' being the basic building block of econ, she spent an entire chapter spelling out how we could instead envision the 'cooperative citizen' (paraphrase). Where she attacked financial markets dependency on endless growth, she suggested alternative investment strategies that don't rely on dividends-by-growth but instead on the steady profit of business. The book was a fire-hose of endless ideas. This was not a rambling essay on an eyelash's wish, but rather a dense log of over a decade of work spent elaborating and exploring these very ideas. In fact, the ideas came so frequent, I couldn't really criticize or refute any one of them if I wanted to. There is just too much here. The book is rich.
Kate Raworth's approach can be boiled down to one key aspect of economics. Sometime around two-hundred years ago economists began to study the subject as though it were a science like physics. They sought legitimacy and left behind any moral underpinnings that could have been brought to the study. Raworth argues that this was a mistake and there are no economic 'laws of physics.' She believes we should bring some humanity back into the study and that our economy is what we build it to be.
There is so much to consider with this book. I'm left reeling, but I think I will carry this with me as my education in economics continues. I love the quote she shared from Taylor Mali:
"Changing your mind is one of the best ways of finding out whether or not you still have one."
Not a light read. Not a breezy "what if" conceptual exercise either! I will be using this as part of the required reading for a course on social entrepreneurship.
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
I would love to have my own copy so I can highlight and annotate it, and also a more recent edition of the book (if it exists)
As someone who studiously avoided economics classes in college, I feel ill-equipped to consider, let alone judge, economic policies. I had the impression that economic growth was bad for our ecological stability l, but couldn't explain why. I loved Doughnut Economics because it covered economic history and concepts approachably, and gave alternative models for thinking about economics. From now on, I won't care about narratives of economic growth - I'll want to hear about how quality of life is improving and our biosphere is thriving.
need to check out whats going on on doughnuteconomics.org
informative
fast-paced
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
The economy chat was a bit over my head... I think I need more background on the subject before attempting to read it.
informative
medium-paced