Chapter One of Doughnut Economics

Change the Goal: From GDP to the Doughnut

Version 1.0 (2017)

Overview

In 2017, Kate Raworth published the book Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist, and since its publication it has gone on to inspire a global community of changemakers wanting to turn the ideas of Doughnut Economics into action.

Here you can read Chapter 1, entitled 'Change the Goal: From GDP to the Doughnut', where Kate introduces the paradigm of mainstream economics, rooted in growth, and offers an alternative compass for the 21st century - the Doughnut of social and planetary boundaries.

Acknowledgements

This chapter is made available with the kind permission of Penguin Random House

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    Rita Madarassy

    San Francisco bay area

    Interested in learning more about how to address the climate crisis and current social problems.

    Pritesh Dineschandra Kotecha

    Lisbon, Área Metropolitana de Lisboa, Portugal

    Learn and Grow. I love the systematic approach of your framework. Simple and effective.

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