Who’s putting pressure on the planet?
There’s no doubt that this planet is under pressure – but where is that pressure coming from? Who or what has driven three planetary boundaries to be breached, and caused the stress to be rising…
Can we square the circle of “green growth”?
If you like trying to fit square pegs in round holes, you’ll love this little challenge. Can we (that’s humanity I’m talking about) figure out how to use Earth’s resources sustainably while ending poverty and…
Getting Better or Getting Hotter?
The UK’s new Secretary of State for International Development, Justine Greening, must be on a steep learning curve in deciding how to take forward the UK’s approach to tackling global poverty. Word has it that staff…
The Economic Vandal Strikes Back
I recently ruined an economist’s morning lie-in, and for that much I am sorry. Over at aidthoughts.org, Matt Collin read my blogpost on vandalizing economics textbooks and he got very annoyed. Why? Because I shared…
Why it’s time to vandalize the economic textbooks
Get ready to join the world’s first guerrilla campaign to rewrite economics. The only weapon you need is a pencil…here’s why. When I studied economics at university twenty years ago, the concept of The Circular…
Want to know how to get beyond GDP? Start here.
Everyone agrees: we have to get beyond GDP. Yes, yes, but enough talk – let’s get this train moving. Some say we should forget GDP and jump straight to measuring well-being. I agree well-being measures…
Get into the Doughnut…
Welcome to the very first blog on Doughnut Economics. I’ll be using this space to explore how to rethink economics and equity in the 21st century, through the lens of planetary boundaries and social boundaries…