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Reclaiming Economics for Future Generations

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Reclaiming Economics for Future Generations captures the voices of student activists challenging the orthodox economic teachings that fail people and the planet. It questions the shortcomings of mainstream economics in addressing systemic racism, the climate crisis, and other pressing issues. By exploring who economists are and the culture within the discipline, the book calls for a diverse, decolonised, and democratised curriculum to build sustainable economies. Inspired by works like Doughnut Economics and The Econocracy, it ends with actionable steps for embedding these principles in education, society, and policymaking.
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This book is ideal for students, educators, and anyone interested in critical perspectives on economics, sustainability, and social justice. It particularly appeals to readers seeking to reform economics education and policy in line with contemporary social and environmental challenges.

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Reclaiming economics for future generations argues that to build economies which serve people and the planet we need a diverse and decolonised curriculum. How does the global economy currently fail people and the planet, and why has mainstream economics knowledge inadequately addressed the pressing issues of today?

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Economics no longer works for us. It works against us. Fighting back against the constraints and injustices inherent in orthodox economic thought and teaching are a growing number of brave and determined student activists.

Economics needs you is the voice of these activists and argues that to build sustainable economies, which serve people and the planet, we need a diverse and decolonised curriculum.

This book explores these ideas through a series of searching questions: How does the global economy currently fail people and the planet? Why has mainstream economics knowledge inadequately addressed the pressing issues of today such as systemic racism and the climate crisis? What does an economist look like and whom do they teach? How does the professional culture within economics maintain problems within the discipline and its outputs?

Culminating in a call to action, it provides readers with the necessary steps they can take to further embed diversifying, decolonising and democratising economics in education, society and policymaking.

If you like Doughnut Economics and The Econocracy, this is the book for you...

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  • Reclaiming Economics for Future Generations
    Economics no longer works for us. It works against us. Fighting back against the constraints and injustices inherent in orthodox economic thought and teaching are a growing number of brave and determined student activists. Economics needs you is the voice of these activists and argues that to build sustainable economies, which serve people and the planet, we need a diverse...
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Kate Raworth, author of Doughnut Economics, praises the book for challenging inherited economic mindsets and advocating for diversification, decolonisation, and democratisation of the discipline to suit future generations. Ingrid Kvangraven calls it an important work uncovering harmful hierarchies within economics and raising crucial questions about their persistence and how to address them.

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ISBN: 9781526159861

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 25 January 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Manchester University Press

Illustration: 4 tables; 9 black & white figures

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 386g

Pages: 392

About the Author

Lucy Ambler, Researcher at Rethinking Economics and Intersectionality Advocate, is a passionate feminist and a campaigner for menstrual health rights following her previous research projects in East Africa. She lives in Manchester with her boyfriend and her ever-growing book collection.

Joe Earle is Chief Executive of Economy, a charity which supports people, particularly those currently furthest from power, to shape the economy to achieve what matters to them. He is a founding member of Rethinking Economics and a member of the Foundational Economy Collective.

Nicola Scott, Research Manager at Rethinking Economics, investigated the political economy of GM crops during her PhD research in Mexico/US, then published articles for Ethical Consumer about corporate social responsibility. She has taught social science students at university to think critically about what they study. Nicola has been an environmental activist for over fifteen years.

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