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Tag Archives: development
Doughnut Economics
How do we shift our economy from a focus on never-ending GDP growth to living within the “Doughnut?” Continue reading
Posted in Books, Environment
Tagged development, doughnut economics, economics, growth, kate raworth, planetary boundaries, sustainability
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A Safe and Just Doughnut
Today’s post is about the doughnut. I’m not talking about an ordinary sugar-glazed, jam-filled, deep-fried doughnut. No, this is a safe and just doughnut we can all live in together. If safe and just aren’t the flavors you normally look … Continue reading
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Tagged development, doughnut, economics, growth, johan rockstrom, kate raworth, sustainability
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Factfulness
Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World – and Why things Are Better Than We Think By Hans Rosling with Ola Rosling and Anna Rosling Rönnlund Flatiron Books, New York, 2018 First things first: if you’ve never seen any … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, book reviews, books, critical thinking, development, Factfulness, global health, Hans Rosling, health care, progress, public health, thinkng
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Enlightenment Now
Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism and ProgressBy Steven PinkerViking, New York, 2018 We seem to be living in a time of perpetual crisis. It feels like the whole world is going off the rails. Everything decent seems … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Politics
Tagged book reviews, books, development, enlightenment, Enlightenment Now, humanism, progress, reason, science, Steven Pinker
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