![]() ![]() We may be far from rational in our individual economic behaviours, yet – she appears to say – if only the problem is framed in the right way, the population can potentially be induced to support the sustainable and fulfilling human goals from which mainstream economics has led us so cruelly astray. On the other hand, she seems overoptimistic about the possibility of changing the predominant neoliberal mindset, essentially through persuasion. She is right that not everything can or should be left to the market, that the “rational actor” model of economic conduct is problematic and that we cannot rely on the processes of growth to redress inequality and solve the problem of pollution. So Kate Raworth’s guide to rethinking the discipline is at one level entirely sensible. Although conventional economics has many well-known limitations, the unorthodox or radical alternatives are not without their drawbacks either. The hungry mariners might be forgiven for feeling a little dissatisfied. ![]()
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