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.

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

A healthy economy should be designed to thrive, not grow

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.

Chasing endless economic growth has brought prosperity to billions, but also deep inequality and environmental breakdown. The familiar upward curve of GDP has become an obsession, yet global GDP is now ten times larger than in 1950, while the planet faces irreversible ecological damage. A new model envisions economies that thrive in balance, meeting everyone’s needs without exhausting Earth's resources. Inspired by a 'doughnut' shape, this vision calls for regenerative and distributive design instead of perpetual expansion.