Social philosopher Roman Krznaric and renegade economist Kate Raworth explore how we can survive and thrive by looking to the past for clues on how to build more regenerative economic frameworks. Doughnut economics describes the social and planetary boundaries needed for all people to prosper within the means of the living planet. Studying historic examples through the lens of doughnut economics, Krznaric and Raworth find the environmentally safe and socially just space in which humanity and all other living things can flourish.
Roman Krznaric is a social philosopher and bestselling author whose books include History for Tomorrow: Inspiration from the Past for the Future of Humanity, and The Good Ancestor: A Radical Prescription for Long-Term Thinking. He founded the Empathy Museum and co-founded The School of Life. Named one of Britain’s leading popular philosophers, he studied at Oxford and Essex and holds a PhD in political sociology.
Kate Raworth is a British economist known for her Doughnut Economics model, which rethinks economic growth within ecological limits. A senior associate at Oxford University’s Environmental Change Institute, she advocates for sustainable development. Her work has influenced policymakers, educators, and activists globally. Raworth is author of Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist.
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