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This is a summary of 'The Doughnut Economy' (2017) by director Alexander Oey. Hooray, the economy is growing again! We've been shopping a lot after the increase in our purchasing power. But unfortunately, CO2 emissions and inequality are rising just as fast. What can be done about this? British economist Kate Raworth uses a powerful image for a new circular economy: the doughnut. Our economic activities should not get out of hand, but grow within limits, in an ideal circle. Does our economic behavior serve growth and profit or does it serve people and the planet? Economist Kate Raworth, a researcher at the 'Environmental Change Institute' in Oxford, started working on this question. Instead of upward lines and rising graphs, a different kind of ideal image emerged: our economy should function according to the model of the doughnut. Raworth described exactly how this works in the book 'Doughnut Economics', which has achieved true cult status among experts. Raworth's plea for the 'donut economy' questions the credo that economic growth comes before sustainability: there are strict limits to what you can still do to the planet. From the start of your business, you have to think and act circularly. For example, those who do business in this way remain below the ecological ceiling of a maximum of 1.5 degrees Celsius of global warming and at the same time above a social lower limit of the minimum wage for employees. More stories? Follow us here: Website: https://tegenlicht.vpro.nl/ Instagram: / vpro.tegenlicht FaceBook: / vprotegenlicht TikTok: / vprotegenlicht Meet-ups: https://www.vpro.nl/programmas/tegenl... Viewing guide: All ages