Kate Raworth

Economist Designer British Born 1970 (age 56)

Developed doughnut economics framework for sustainable development.

377 quotes

"We must learn to measure progress by the health of our relationships and our planet."
Education
"The future economy will value regeneration and redistribution as much as production."
Success
"True wealth is having enough, and knowing it."
Gratitude
"The doughnut framework helps us see that we are all responsible for creating a just and regenerative world."
"Economic systems are human creations, and we can choose to create different ones."
Power
"The most important economic indicator is not how much we have, but how fairly it is shared."
Justice
"To thrive within planetary boundaries means rethinking what thriving actually means."
Wisdom
"The doughnut shows us that the economy must serve life, not the other way around."
Philosophy
"We have the knowledge to create a just and regenerative economy; now we need the courage."
Courage
"The economy is not separate from society and the planet - it is embedded within them."
"We need to move beyond the idea of a linear economy to one that is circular and regenerative."
Change
"Balance is not about doing everything equally - it's about giving what matters most at the right time."
Wisdom
"The doughnut is not a perfect model, it's a conversation starter for a better world."
Philosophy
"When we see the economy as a system, we can redesign it."
Leadership
"Interdependence is not weakness, it's the recognition of our connected reality."
Relationships
"We've created an economy that makes us poorer while claiming to make us richer."
Money
"The ceiling of environmental limits is not negotiable - we must live within it."
Nature
"Human thriving requires both meeting needs and respecting planetary boundaries."
Happiness
"Distribution matters as much as production in a just economy."
Justice
"We are not separate from nature - we are part of it."
Nature
"Regeneration is not about returning to the past, but creating a better future."
Hope
"The pursuit of endless growth is a myth that's destroying our world."
Success
"We need an economy that is designed to thrive, not just survive."
Life
"Inequality is not inevitable - it's a choice we've made in our economic design."
Justice
"The goal of economics should be to create conditions in which all beings can flourish."
Happiness
"We must think like a mother, not a machine, about the economy."
Wisdom
"Connection is the antidote to the disconnection created by extractive economics."
Relationships
"The most radical act is imagining the economy differently."
Imagination
"We have the knowledge and tools to create a thriving economy - we need the will."
Courage
"Boundaries are not constraints - they're the conditions for true freedom."
Freedom