Kate Raworth's 'Doughnut Economics' model has an inner ring and an outer ring. A country provides good healthcare, education and housing for all its citizens but its resource use greatly exceeds the Earth's capacity. How would this country be described using the model?

Correct answer: B) It meets the social foundation but overshoots the ecological ceiling

Explanation

In Doughnut Economics the inner ring is the social foundation (minimum standards for human wellbeing) and the outer ring is the ecological ceiling (limits on pressure on the planet). Meeting citizens' needs means the social foundation is met, but excessive resource use means the ecological ceiling is overshot. The safe and just space is only achieved when both conditions are satisfied at once.