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MENTAL MODEL · M1291

Doughnut Economics

Doughnut Economics
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

Human development should lie between two rings: the inner ring is the social foundation (ensuring people are not deprived of basic needs), and the outer ring is the ecological ceiling (ensuring we do not overshoot planetary limits). The doughnut-shaped area in between is the 'safe and just space for humanity'.

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

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- Develop new coordinates: move away from the single-dimensional logic of GDP growth. The future economy must be 'regenerative' and 'distributive' by design.

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Doughnut Economics (Raworth) uses a doughnut-shaped diagram to define the social foundation (inner ring) and ecological ceiling (outer ring) for human habitation, with the goal of developing within the balanced zone between them. It challenges the single-minded focus on GDP growth.

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