Module 1: What is a wellbeing economy?
Congratulations on completing Module 1!
This module has introduced the concept of a wellbeing economy and has described the key principles and values that underpin it.
Now that we’ve got the basics sorted, let's explore why the transition to a wellbeing economy is so important. See you back soon in Module 2 on Why a wellbeing economy!
In the meantime, please share your thoughts on Module 1 in the End-of-Module survey.
Further reading
If you’d like to read more about What is a wellbeing economy?, you might like to explore the following resources:
Acosta, A. & Abarca, M.M. (2018). ‘Buen Vivir: An alternative perspective from the peoples of the Global South to the crisis of capitalist modernity’. In: V. Satgar, The Climate Crisis: South African and Global Democratic Eco-Socialist Alternatives, Wits University Press, pp. 131–47.
CPD (2024). The Wellbeing Economy in Brief series.
Hickel, J. (2021). Less is more. Windmill Books.
Hilton, C.A. (2021). Indigenomics : taking a seat at the economic table. New Society Publishers
Raworth, K. (2017). Doughnut economics: Seven ways to think like a 21st century economist. Chelsea Green Publishing.
Trebeck, K. & Williams, J. (2023). The economics of arrival. Bristol University Press.