Abstract

PARRA, Juan David  and  ARANGO, Alejandro. Raworth, K. (2017). Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist. Vermont: Chelsea Green Publishing. Investig. desarro. [online]. 2018, vol.26, n.2, pp.159-170. ISSN 0121-3261.  https://doi.org/10.14482/indes.26.2.330.

Kate Raworth's book invites the reader to reflect on the relevance of the dominant economic paradigm in the context of a planet that suffers from ecological and environmental exhaustion. The implications of that debate are not solely theoretical; empirical data shows that contemporary capitalism is not sustainable. By introducing the metaphor of the doughnut, the economist suggests a shift in the goal of perpetual economic growth on which the future of societies is based. It is important to replace the language from 'good is forward-and-up' to 'good is in-balance' between human needs and the earthly limits of the Earth.

Keywords : doughnut economics; planetary boundaries; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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