Kate Raworth | |
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.jpg) Kate Raworth in 2018 | |
| Born | (1970-12-13)13 December 1970 (age 55) |
| Spouse | Roman Krznaric |
| Relatives | Sophie Raworth (sister) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford (BA,MSc) |
| Influences | Tim Jackson,Elinor Ostrom |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Ecological economics[1] |
| Institutions | University of Oxford University of Cambridge |
| Website | |
Kate Raworth (born 13 December 1970) is an English economist known for "doughnut economics", an economic model that balances between essential human needs andplanetary boundaries.[2] Raworth is senior associate atOxford University’s Environmental Change Institute and a Professor of Practice atAmsterdam University of Applied Sciences.
Raworth was born in 1970 to a florist mother and a businessman father; she has an older sister,Sophie.[3] She grew up inTwickenham[4] inMiddlesex, and attendedSt Paul's Girls School.[5] She then studiedPolitics, Philosophy and Economics at the University of Oxford, influenced byAndrew Graham. She achieved first-class honours, and followed this with an MSc inDevelopment Economics.
For 3 years from 1995, Raworth worked to promote micro-enterprise development inZanzibar as a fellow of the Overseas Development Institute.[6] From 1997 to 2001, she was an economist and co-author of theUnited Nations Development Programme'sHuman Development Report, writing chapters on globalization, new technologies, resource consumption, and human rights. From 2002 to 2013, Raworth was a senior researcher atOxfam.[7] She is currently[as of?] a senior research associate, tutor, and advisory board member of theEnvironmental Change Institute of the University of Oxford,[8][9] a senior associate at theCambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership,[10] and a member of the advisory board at the ZOE Institute for Future-fit Economies.[11]
In 2017, Raworth publishedDoughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist[12] which elaborates on her concept of doughnut economics, first developed in her 2012 paper,A Safe and Just Space for Humanity. Her 2017 book is a counter-proposal to mainstream economic thinking,[according to whom?] and she advocates for conditions to create asustainable economy. Raworth argues for a radical re-consideration of the foundations of economic science, and is particularly critical of the outdated principle of unfettered growth, in that it is destructive of planetary resources while ill-serving human needs including quality of life.[13] Instead of focusing on thegrowth of the economy, Raworth focuses on a model where there can be ensured that everyone on earth has access to their basic needs, such as adequate food and education, while not limiting opportunities for future generations by protecting the ecosystem.[14][15][16] The book was longlisted for the 2017Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award.
In 2020, Raworth was inaugurated as professor of practice at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences.[17] In this role, she serves as a strategic advisor to the Doughnut Hub: a place where students, lecturers, and researchers, in collaboration with stakeholders in the Amsterdam area, develop knowledge based on the principles of her work.[citation needed]
In 2021, Raworth was appointed to theWorld Health Organization's Council on the Economics of Health For All, chaired byMariana Mazzucato.[18]
Raworth lives inOxford.[19] She is married toRoman Krznaric, an Australian philosopher. They met in New York, and are the parents of twins.[20] Her sisterSophie Raworth is aBBC journalist and broadcaster.[21]
Raworth holds an honorary doctorate fromBusiness School Lausanne.[22][23]
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