The 2021 Wellbeing Economy Reading List

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:

1. 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.

1. An Economy of Wellbeing: Mark Anielski
2. 23 Things They Don’t Tell You About Capitalism: Ha-Joon Chang
3. Change Everything: Christian Felber
4. Wellbeing Economy: Lorenzo Fioramonti
5. The Divide: Jason Hickel
6. New Economy Business: Margo Hoek
7. Local Is Our Future: Helena Norberg-Hodge
8. The Age of Thrivability: Michelle Holliday
9. Prosperity Without Growth: Tim Jackson
10. The High Price of Materialism: Tim Kasser
11. A Finer Future: Hunter Lovins, Stewart Wallis, John Fullerton and Anders Wijkman
12. Economics Unmasked: Manfred Max-Neef
13. The Spirit Level: Kate Pickett and Richard Wilkinson
14. Doughnut Economics: Kate Raworth
15. What Money Can’t Buy: Michael J. Sandel
16. Small is Beautiful: E.F. Schumacher
17. Local Dollars Local Sense – Michael Shuman
18. How to Thrive in the Next Economy: John Thackara
19. The Economics of Arrival: Katherine Trebeck and Jeremy Williams