Marilyn Waring
Marilyn Waring is a TED speaker who has written 3 quality-verified books, paired here with their talks.
Professor Dame Marilyn Waring was elected to the New Zealand parliament at age 23, where she helped lead the country to become nuclear-free. Her parliamentary experiences chairing the Public Expenditure Committee led to her book Counting for Nothing, first published in 1989. Since then, Waring has been an expert development consultant in gender and economics throughout the Asia-Pacific region. She works as a professor of public policy at AUT University in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo: Aaron Smale / Bridget Williams Books)
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What books has Marilyn Waring written?
Marilyn Waring has written 3 books in the Books Worth Reading catalogue: "Three masquerades", "In the Lifetime of a Goat", "Counting for nothing". Each is quality-verified and paired with their TED talk.
What does Marilyn Waring write about?
Marilyn Waring's books on Books Worth Reading cover Science & Technology, Business & Economics.
What is Marilyn Waring known for?
Marilyn Waring's intellectual contributions center on a revolutionary critique of how modern economies measure value, a perspective that challenges the fundamental assumptions underlying global financial systems. Her groundbreaking work, particularly in "Counting for Nothing," exposes how traditiona...
What is Marilyn Waring's TED talk?
Marilyn Waring's most-watched TED talk is "The unpaid work that GDP ignores — and why it really counts" (2020). It is paired with their books on Books Worth Reading.