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Is Our Idea of Economic Success Completely Broken? (Your Radical Questions with Kate Raworth)
Kate Raworth believes that mainstream economists have got it wrong for decades. For her, reducing everything to a simple measure of gross domestic product and increasing that number every year is a huge mistake that is harming both people and planet.
In 2017 she proposed a radical alternative in a book called ‘Doughnut Economics’. It proposes a new economic model that priortises social and environmental needs instead of how much we produce and consume.
Many of you asked us to invite her on the podcast, and you've also sent in your questions - so we put them to her.
We get Kate’s view on…
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