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There are a vast selection of books that can deepen our knowledge of our economic system and our understanding of how to practically change the system to support human and ecological wellbeing.
This past week, we reached out to our member network to suggest their top picks for these kinds of books. Here’s the result of this participatory process, listed alphabetically.
The 2021 Wellbeing Economy Reading List:
- Prosocial– Paul W.B. Atkins, David Sloan Wilson and Steven C. Hayes
2. Rethinking Racial Capitalism- Gargi Bhattacharyya
3. Humankind – Rutger Bregman
4. The New Possible – Philip Clayton
5. Sacred Economics – Charles Eisenstein
6. Green Swans – John Elkington
7. Debt: The First 5000 Years- David Graeber
8. Less is more – Jason Hickel
9. Braiding Sweetgrass – Robin Wall Kimmerer
10. The Value of Everything- Mariana Mazzucato
11. The Nordic Theory of Everything- Anu Partanen
12. How to Reshape Market Society and Redefine Democracy – Raj Patel
13. The Tyranny of Merit- Michael Sanden
14. The Lorax – Dr. Seuss
15. Growing Young: How friendship, optimism and kindness can help you live to 100 – Marta Zaraska
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In case you missed them, here is a list of our Wellbeing Economics book recommendations from 2019 – 2020 This list compiles recommendations from our members WEAll members” and the WEAll Read book club.
- An Economy of Wellbeing: Mark Anielski
- 23 Things They Don’t Tell You About Capitalism: Ha-Joon Chang
- Change Everything: Christian Felber
- Wellbeing Economy: Lorenzo Fioramonti
- The Divide: Jason Hickel
- New Economy Business: Margo Hoek
- Local Is Our Future: Helena Norberg-Hodge
- The Age of Thrivability: Michelle Holliday
- Prosperity Without Growth: Tim Jackson
- The High Price of Materialism: Tim Kasser
- A Finer Future: Hunter Lovins, Stewart Wallis, John Fullerton and Anders Wijkman
- Economics Unmasked: Manfred Max-Neef
- The Spirit Level: Kate Pickett and Richard Wilkinson
- Doughnut Economics: Kate Raworth
- What Money Can’t Buy: Michael J. Sandel
- Small is Beautiful: E.F. Schumacher
- Local Dollars Local Sense – Michael Shuman
- How to Thrive in the Next Economy: John Thackara
- The Economics of Arrival: Katherine Trebeck and Jeremy Williams
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