Ecology - In Search of Wisdom

Doughnut Economics

Posted by Dr Terry Cooke-Davies | Jul 30, 2020 | Books |

Economics is broken, and the planet is paying the price.

Unforeseen financial crises. Extreme wealth inequality. Relentless pressure on the environment. Can we go on like this? Is there an alternative?

In Doughnut Economics, Oxford academic Kate Raworth lays out the seven deadly mistakes of economics and offers a radical re-envisioning of the system that has brought us to the point of ruin. Moving beyond the myths of ‘rational economic man’ and unlimited growth, Doughnut Economics zeroes in on the sweet spot: a system that meets all our needs without exhausting the planet.

Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Survive

Posted by Dr Terry Cooke-Davies | Jul 29, 2020 | Books |

Now in a revised edition with a new afterword, Jared Diamond’s Collapse uncovers the secret behind why some societies flourish, while others founder – and what this means for our future.

Civilized to Death

Posted by Dr Terry Cooke-Davies | Jul 29, 2020 | Books |

The New York Times bestselling coauthor of Sex at Dawn explores the ways in which “progress” has perverted the way we live: how we eat, learn, feel, mate, parent, communicate, work, and die.

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