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| Kate Raworth | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kate Raworth |
| Birth date | 1970s |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford, University of Cambridge |
| Occupation | Economist, author, academic |
| Notable works | Doughnut Economics |
Kate Raworth is a British economist known for developing the Doughnut Economics framework that rethinks sustainable development by balancing social foundations and planetary boundaries. She has worked across United Nations agencies, Oxfam, and academic institutions, influencing debates in sustainability science, development studies, and environmental policy. Her ideas have been discussed by policymakers in cities like Amsterdam, institutions including the World Economic Forum, and media outlets such as The Guardian and The Economist.
Raworth studied at the University of Oxford where she read Philosophy, Politics and Economics, linking influences from figures associated with Adam Smith, John Maynard Keynes, and debates at Balliol College, Oxford. She pursued postgraduate work at the University of Cambridge and engaged with research networks tied to Cambridge University Press and the Institute of Development Studies in Brighton. During her training she encountered literature from scholars affiliated with United Nations Environment Programme, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and the Stockholm Resilience Centre.
Raworth worked with Oxfam as part of teams that reported to United Nations Development Programme projects and collaborated with researchers from Princeton University, Harvard University, and Yale University on inequality and sustainability. She held visiting and affiliate positions connected to Oxford Martin School, Environmental Change Institute, and the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, participating alongside academics from University of California, Berkeley, London School of Economics, and University of Cambridge. Raworth has lectured at gatherings hosted by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank, and contributed to initiatives led by Ellen MacArthur Foundation and Club of Rome.
Raworth coined the Doughnut model to reconceptualize goals previously framed by institutions such as Millennium Development Goals, Sustainable Development Goals, and reports from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. The outer ring of the doughnut references planetary thresholds popularized by Johan Rockström and the Planetary Boundaries framework, while the inner ring draws on social indicators promoted by Amartya Sen, Joseph Stiglitz, and Thomas Piketty. The model integrates ideas from systems thinking, echoing work by Donella Meadows and Jay Forrester, and aligns with resilience research from the Resilience Alliance and Stockholm Resilience Centre. Raworth positioned the doughnut against orthodox approaches advocated by institutions like the International Monetary Fund and World Bank and contrasted it with growth models debated by scholars at OECD and Cambridge Econometrics.
Her flagship book, Doughnut Economics, synthesizes influences from classic texts such as The Limits to Growth by Donella Meadows and Dennis Meadows, and contemporary analyses from Naomi Klein, Kate Raworth's peers, and reports produced by United Nations Environment Programme and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. She has published articles and essays in venues connected to Harvard Business Review, The Guardian, and academic journals where commentators from Yale School of the Environment, Columbia University, and Stanford University have engaged with her arguments. Raworth has also produced policy briefs used by municipal actors in cities like Amsterdam and networks such as C40 Cities and ICLEI.
Raworth's framework has been adopted and adapted by municipal governments including Amsterdam City Council and organizations within the Ellen MacArthur Foundation network, prompting responses from economists affiliated with London School of Economics, University of Oxford, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology who have critiqued aspects of her approach. Supporters draw on interdisciplinary work from Ecological Economics scholars, Steady State Economics proponents linked to Herman Daly, and advocates from Global Greens and Extinction Rebellion. Critics reference mainstream analyses from International Monetary Fund staff, papers in journals by researchers at University of Chicago and New York University, and debates hosted by Royal Economic Society and Brookings Institution.
Raworth has been recognized by organizations and forums such as the World Economic Forum and listed in compilations by media outlets including Forbes and The Guardian; she has received invitations to speak at venues like TED, Wimbledon Common Conservators forums, and university lecture series at University of Oxford and Cambridge University. Her contributions have been cited in reports by United Nations bodies, praised in critiques from environmental NGOs like Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth, and discussed at conferences organized by International Institute for Environment and Development and Stockholm Resilience Centre.
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