Economist and Author
Kate Raworth is an English economist and senior associate at Oxford University's Environmental Change Institute known for developing the doughnut economics model. Her book Doughnut Economics proposes a framework that balances essential human needs with planetary boundaries.
by Kate Raworth
Raworth proposes a new economic model - the 'doughnut' bounded by a social floor and an ecological ceiling - and argues mainstream economics must shed its obsession with GDP growth, rational-actor assumptions, and equilibrium. She synthesizes systems thinking, behavioural economics, and ecological science into seven mindset shifts for a regenerative, distributive economy.
The books Kate Raworth references, cites, and recommends most frequently.
by Donella Meadows
Meadows explains how systems, from economies to ecosystems, behave through feedback loops, stocks, and flows. Most interventions fail because we address symptoms rather than the underlying structure driving the problem.
by Daniel Kahneman
Kahneman reveals that our minds run on two systems: fast intuition and slow deliberation. Most errors in judgement come from trusting System 1 when the situation demands System 2's careful analysis.
by Richard Thaler
Thaler and Sunstein argue that small changes in how choices are presented, nudges, can dramatically improve decisions without restricting freedom. Choice architecture is a powerful tool for public policy and beyond.
by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson
Acemoglu and Robinson argue that the stark prosperity gap between nations is driven not by geography, culture, or ignorance but by the distinction between inclusive and extractive political and economic institutions. Their sweeping comparative history, built on pairs like Nogales Arizona/Sonora and North/South Korea, claims that elites who monopolize power lock in poverty while pluralistic institutions create self-reinforcing prosperity.
Who Kate draws from, and who draws from Kate — aggregated across every book in this collection. Counts show the number of citation links, not the depth of each one.