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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
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Introductary discussion for laymans and an arguement toward policy makers on how to move away from can be considered economic concepts that are now outdated, due to focus on constant growth. While a universal global approch is unlikely, due to the complexity of systerms. Kate give examples of polices that are working to meet society social needs or reduce ecological pressures within individual industy sectors or country specific actions that have had positive effects. Regenative finance & GDP growth not being the primary aim are concepts that should be explored at all levels.
The book does lighly discuss the negative concequences of poor implementation and the non acceptance at upper levels of education in the west, while some acceptance of the ideas presence are being explore by students and departments in india and china. Kate also argues the concept of a more ecological hostile enviroment short term while an economy develops is not as vaild as it was with exspected relience on emerging technologies fixing damage caused.
Has encouarged futher reading, particially in how second currencies can help stimulate economics at a small local level.
The book does lighly discuss the negative concequences of poor implementation and the non acceptance at upper levels of education in the west, while some acceptance of the ideas presence are being explore by students and departments in india and china. Kate also argues the concept of a more ecological hostile enviroment short term while an economy develops is not as vaild as it was with exspected relience on emerging technologies fixing damage caused.
Has encouarged futher reading, particially in how second currencies can help stimulate economics at a small local level.
informative
inspiring
This is an interesting one for all business or economics students/alumni - it challenges the perspectives and theories that are rooted in this discipline but determine a broad realm of activities and sectors in real life. This book shows an alternative way of thinking that’s possibly more suited to the 21st century and beyond. Personally i think this book provides some serious insights if you’re open to them, but could do so in a less lenghty and repetitive manner. I could’ve done with reading the first 2 chapters and then skipping to parts that I wasn’t sure where they were going. Personally the book became less enjoyable as I read on - however, a worthy read nonetheless.
challenging
informative
reflective
The premise of the book is quite compelling. For those of us who have learned economics, we have have taken for granted that one of the goals of macroeconomics is growth. So what happens when we realize that within our ecological and environmental realities economic growth cannot continue forever. Definitely as an econ major and a teacher of economics it was an interesting read. It took my awhile to work through but was worth it. While it might not be a page-turner, I think it is a good book especially for Econ teachers to exam some of the assumptions you make.
oh man, this concept is so important and is having a real world impact on how cities and maybe someday even countries plan their economies, but my god is it annoyingly written. I think it suffers from an overzealous editor "punching it up" because they don't think anyone will read it otherwise.
We will! It's important! Once the book gets going and the annoying dramatis personae, weird insinuation that da vinci invented homo economicus, and all those damn bird metaphors drop off, it's really great stuff. This is how we should remake society. Just please pick a different editor next time lol
We will! It's important! Once the book gets going and the annoying dramatis personae, weird insinuation that da vinci invented homo economicus, and all those damn bird metaphors drop off, it's really great stuff. This is how we should remake society. Just please pick a different editor next time lol
Well....I gave this book 4 stars not so much because I was enthralled with it, but because it was 1) an accessible book on economics for a VERY non-economist, and 2) because it posed a provocative premise that both answered a question I have been pondering for years and to which I could never get a saisfactory answer. Also, I read this book because it was this round’s pick for one of my book clubs. I admit, I groaned when this book was chosen but I am glad I read it.
What is the premise? That everending gowth is not possible or even desirable - growth as in GDP. The author covers most (I think) establiched economic theories and pokes good and large holes in them. As a scientist I know that there is an optimum peak size for everything. Growth may be exponential getting to that size, but too big is not good. And growth cannot continue indefinately. I always wondered why this wasn’t so with economic systems and now I do not feel so alone. I had some disagreements with the author’s chapter on distributive models, especially around land. She overly simplified and cherry picked her examples and did not address the historic and horrific failuers in this area. I was more or less in agreement, or intrigued by many of the suggestions made by the author - many of them should be discussed and studied and implemented. I don’t fault her for having inconsistencies, or not thinking of every issue with her ideas. Rather I applaud her for starting the discussion - or carrying it on from other rare economists who shared some of her ideas (or fed into her ideas). Bottom line? Our current economic premises are not sustainable and dependent on diminishing reseources. So we better start thinking about new models - drastically new. For these reasons I recommend people read the book - and broaden the discussion.
What is the premise? That everending gowth is not possible or even desirable - growth as in GDP. The author covers most (I think) establiched economic theories and pokes good and large holes in them. As a scientist I know that there is an optimum peak size for everything. Growth may be exponential getting to that size, but too big is not good. And growth cannot continue indefinately. I always wondered why this wasn’t so with economic systems and now I do not feel so alone. I had some disagreements with the author’s chapter on distributive models, especially around land. She overly simplified and cherry picked her examples and did not address the historic and horrific failuers in this area. I was more or less in agreement, or intrigued by many of the suggestions made by the author - many of them should be discussed and studied and implemented. I don’t fault her for having inconsistencies, or not thinking of every issue with her ideas. Rather I applaud her for starting the discussion - or carrying it on from other rare economists who shared some of her ideas (or fed into her ideas). Bottom line? Our current economic premises are not sustainable and dependent on diminishing reseources. So we better start thinking about new models - drastically new. For these reasons I recommend people read the book - and broaden the discussion.
hopeful
informative
medium-paced