Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist

How does Kate Raworth’s analysis of the Circular Flow and Embedded Economy models support her argument that visual frameworks are ideological tools that shape economic thought?

Explore the implications of reframing economic problems as matters of intentional design rather than immutable laws. How does this conceptual shift challenge economic fatalism and support the specific proposals for redesigning the sources of wealth discussed in Chapter 5?

Examine Raworth’s use of metaphors to contrast 20th- and 21st-century economic thinking, focusing on the shift from a mechanical to an organic worldview. Analyze how the metaphors of the economist as a gardener, the economy as a butterfly, and progress as a kite-surfer work together to support the text’s themes.