The book behind the hit TED Talk**The Sunday TimesBestseller**Economics is
broken, and the planet is paying the price.Unforeseen financial crises.
Extreme wealth inequality. Relentless pressure on the environment. Can we
go on like this? Is there an alternative?In Doughnut Economics, Oxford
academic Kate Raworth lays out the seven deadly mistakes of economics and
offers a radical re-envisioning of the system that has brought us to the
point of ruin. Moving beyond the myths of 'rational economic man? and
unlimited growth, Doughnut Economics zeroes in on the sweet spot- a system
that meets all our needs without exhausting the planet. The demands of the
21st century require a new shape of economics. This might just be it. *A
Financial Timesand ForbesBook of the Year**Winner of the Transmission Prize
2018* *Longlisted for the FT/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award
2017*'The John Maynard Keynes of the 21st century.? George Monbiot,
Guardian'This is sharp, significant scholarship . . . Thrilling.? Times
Higher Education'Raworth?s magnum opus . . . A fascinating reminder to
business leaders and economists alike to stand back at a distance to
examine our modern economics.? Books of the Year, Forbes'There are some
really important economic and political thinkers around at the moment -
such as Kate Raworth?s Doughnut Economics.? Andrew Marr, Guardian'An
admirable attempt to broaden the horizons of economic thinking.? Martin
Wolf, Books of the Year, Financial Times'A compelling and timely
intervention.? Caroline Lucas MP, Books of the Year, The Ecologist