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Die Donut-Ökonomie: Endlich ein Wirtschaftsmodell, das den Planeten nicht zerstört
Kate Raworth
4.21 AVERAGE
519 reviews for:
Die Donut-Ökonomie: Endlich ein Wirtschaftsmodell, das den Planeten nicht zerstört
Kate Raworth
4.21 AVERAGE
I am not an expert and in no way a qualified enough person to express any intelligent opinion on this book. However, because stupid people never really know when to shut up, here goes my attempt at a review anyway.
This book was a very easy read. The writing style and the frequent use of metaphors really do facilitate understanding. I would recommend it to someone who is interested in economics but has only limited background knowledge to rely upon (in my case, a couple of economics classes at uni).
Also, whoever uses Shakespearian metaphors has my complete love and affection regardless of what they are saying.
I was familiar with most of the concepts in this book, which may partially be why I had no problem going through it. It is very interesting how all the models we were taught in class are questioned completely. I think that because we are taught these models in class, it is easy to regard them as "unchangeable economic rules” and not mere hypotheses and theories.
The question of green growth and whether growth is still possible at all is something that is deeply interesting (and equally concerning) and something that I look forward to exploring better in my future reads.
(I was considering giving it five stars, but then I remembered the utter disappointment I felt when I discovered the doughnut on my cover did not have sprinkles. I am petty like that, so four stars it is.)
This book was a very easy read. The writing style and the frequent use of metaphors really do facilitate understanding. I would recommend it to someone who is interested in economics but has only limited background knowledge to rely upon (in my case, a couple of economics classes at uni).
Also, whoever uses Shakespearian metaphors has my complete love and affection regardless of what they are saying.
I was familiar with most of the concepts in this book, which may partially be why I had no problem going through it. It is very interesting how all the models we were taught in class are questioned completely. I think that because we are taught these models in class, it is easy to regard them as "unchangeable economic rules” and not mere hypotheses and theories.
The question of green growth and whether growth is still possible at all is something that is deeply interesting (and equally concerning) and something that I look forward to exploring better in my future reads.
(I was considering giving it five stars, but then I remembered the utter disappointment I felt when I discovered the doughnut on my cover did not have sprinkles. I am petty like that, so four stars it is.)
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Starts out strong, but never gets to actual implementation methods. "Tax resource use, not labour" sounds good, but tell me how we can convince lawmakers to vote for this legislation when they take their marching orders from lobbyists and special interest groups. My other problem with this book is that the author never does say who will decide priorities. She clearly has her own set of priorities, but so do other people, including lawmakers and business owners. In the end, the book was not much more than a wish list illustrated with some small-scale anecdotal success stories in place of concrete steps that would force (or even encourage) more sustainable national or global economic models. I did learn a lot, though. And she raises some interesting and valid questions about economic theories.
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This took forever. It’s a great book and incredibly important input into the realms of economic theory but it can get quite dry and repetitive. Still, if you are worried about the state of the world and are wondering how humanity should move forward from here, definitely do read this book!