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# Systems of Provisioning and the Doughnut

## Details

**Authors** van Dongen

**Year** 2025

**Publisher** 21st Century Economics

**Kind of work** article

**Discipline** Economics

**Kind of engagement** reach

[Read it](https://www.21steconomics.org/systems-of-provisioning-and-the-doughnut/)

## In authors' words

### What they set out to do (purpose)

An essay on how systems of provisioning — the frameworks by which societies actually meet human needs — fit inside Kate Raworth's doughnut economics model.

### What they found (results)

Provisioning systems give the doughnut a workable foundation for teaching, and the author names DSRP as the skill set that makes navigating that complexity possible, citing Systems Thinking Made Simple.

## Commentary

### In short

Van Dongen connects DSRP to Doughnut Economics and systems-of-provisioning analysis, arguing that the four-pattern framework helps learners define problems, examine system structure and relationships, and compare perspectives.

**Patterns it shows** D, S, R, P

**Added** 2026-08-14

**How to cite this** van Dongen (2025). Systems of Provisioning and the Doughnut. 21st Century Economics.