Name: A healthy economy should be designed to thrive, not grow
Uploaded: 2018-05-14T14:54:25Z
Duration: 15 min 44 s
Description: What would a sustainable, universally beneficial economy look like? "Like a doughnut," says Oxford economist Kate Raworth. In a stellar, eye-opening talk, she explains how we can move countries out of the hole -- where people are falling short on life's essentials -- and create regenerative, distributive economies that work within the planet's ecological limits.

What would a sustainable, universally beneficial economy look like? "Like a doughnut," says Oxford economist Kate Raworth. In a stellar, eye-opening talk, she explains how we can move countries out of the hole -- where people are falling short on life's essentials -- and create regenerative, distributive economies that work within the planet's ecological limits.

Kate Raworth: A healthy economy should be designed to thrive, not grow

A healthy economy should be designed to thrive, not grow

In 1960, Rostow's 'Stages of Economic Growth' shaped our fixation on perpetual GDP growth, ignoring its potential pitfalls.

The Doughnut Model reimagines progress, aiming to meet human needs within ecological limits, a shift from growth obsession.

Regenerative, distributive economies could balance human thriving with planetary health, challenging endless growth models.