Mariana Mazzucato Libros

A scathing indictment of our current global financial system, 'The Value of Everything' rigorously scrutinizes the way in which economic value has been accounted and reveals how economic theory has failed to clearly delineate the difference between value creation and value extraction. Mariana Mazzucato argues that the increasingly blurry distinction between the two categories has allowed certain actors in the economy to portray themselves as value creators, while in reality they are just moving around existing value or, even worse, destroying it.

How governments can spur growth and innovation to solve their greatest challenges—from green energy to national security to building resilient health systems.Known around the world for challenging mainstream economics, economist Mariana Mazzucato believes, as the Financial Times writes, that “the public sector can and should be a cocreator of wealth that actively steers growth to meet its goals.” In Public Purppse, she calls on governments to create the economies we need today.Mazzucato's challenge leads off a debate on the revival of industrial policy—roughly defined as deliberate government action to re(shape) the economy. Industrial policy has fallen out of favor in recent decades as economists defer to free markets to produce innovation and growth. Yet today, thinkers across the political spectrum have begun expressing new interest in industrial policy as a way to address the most serious problems of our times: from national security and climate change, to the market's underfunding of public goods, to sluggish economic growth and labor market dysfunction.Public Purpose makes a compelling case for industrial policy—what it is, and why we need it now. Addressing investment, innovation, supply chains, and growth, it provides a robust vision of a renewed industrial policy, and what it can offer the US economy in the face of climate change and a global pandemic.

"Thought provoking and fresh - this book challenges how we think about economics. Economic policy has neither reformed the financial system nor restored stable growth. Climate change meanwhile poses increasing risks to future prosperity. In this book some of the world’s leading economists propose new ways of thinking about capitalism. In clear and compelling prose, each chapter shows how today’s deep economic problems reflect the inadequacies of orthodox economic theory and the failure of policies informed by it. The chapters examine a range of contemporary economic issues, including fiscal and monetary policy, financial markets and business behaviour, inequality and privatisation, and innovation and environmental change. The authors set out alternative economic approaches which better explain how capitalism works, why it often doesn’t, and how it can be made more innovative, inclusive and sustainable. Outlining a series of far-reaching policy reforms, Rethinking Capitalism offers a powerful challenge to mainstream economic debate, and new ideas to transform it.

Argues that the American government, often perceived as a hindrance to technology, has in fact been a great innovator, responsible for such breakthroughs as GPS, the Internet, and search engine algorithms

The extraordinary efforts that took mankind to the moon 50 years ago were more than a scientific feat of aeronautics. They required new forms of collaboration between the public sector (notably, NASA) and private companies. This book asks- what if the same level of boldness - the boldness that set inspirational goals, took risks and explicitly recognized that this requires large spending but will be worthwhile in terms of long-term growth - was applied to the biggest problems of our time, climate change, disease and inequality, to name only a few? Mariana Mazzucato argues that applying innovation to societal goals and structuring government budgets more explicitly to the long-term, as the moon programme did, we can do government differently.

There is an entrenched relationship between the consulting industry and hollowed-out, risk-averse governments and shareholder value-maximizing firms. Mariana Mazzucato and Rosie Collington show that our economies' reliance on companies such as McKinsey, Boston Consulting Group, Bain & Company, PwC, Deloitte, KPMG and EY stunts innovation, obfuscates corporate and political accountability and impedes our collective mission of halting climate breakdown. The 'Big Con' is possible in today's economies because of the unique power that consultancies wield through extensive contracts and networks - as advisors, legitimators and outsourcers - and the illusion that they are objective sources of expertise and capacity. The Big Con weakens our businesses, infantilizes our governments and warps our economies. Mazzucato and Collington expertly debunk the myth that consultancies always add value to the economy. With a wealth of original research, they argue brilliantly for investment and collective intelligence within all organizations and communities, and for a new system in which public and private sectors work innovatively for the common good. We must recalibrate the role of consultants and rebuild economies and governments that are fit for purpose.

This timely investigation into the powerful consulting industry highlights the need for change in the entrenched relationship between consulting firms and the management of business and government. Mariana Mazzucato and Rosie Collington reveal how reliance on major companies like McKinsey, Boston Consulting Group, and Deloitte stifles innovation, obscures accountability, and hampers efforts to combat climate change. The authors describe the "Big Con," a confidence trick that exploits risk-averse governments and profit-driven firms, rooted in the neoliberal reforms of the 1980s and 1990s. This phenomenon thrives on the challenges of modern capitalism, including financialization and privatization, and is facilitated by the extensive influence of consultancies, which position themselves as objective experts. Ultimately, the Big Con undermines businesses, infantilizes governments, and distorts economies. Through compelling case studies, including the failures of HealthCare.gov and inadequate pandemic responses, Mazzucato and Collington expose the detrimental impact of consulting practices. Their rigorous scholarship and original research advocate for a new system where public and private sectors collaborate innovatively for the common good, offering an exhilarating intellectual journey into the core of the modern economy.

Attraverso questo diario, una donna come tante, trascurata dal marito, racconta senza pudori il risveglio del proprio corpo. L'incontro con Leon, maturo uomo d'affari, misterioso e affascinante, cambierà la sua vita, riempiendola di quei piaceri che inebriano i sensi e stordiscono la mente.

Es gab Zeiten, da haben Berater einfach Firmen beraten, heute steuern sie in vielen Ländern die Regierungsgeschäfte und beeinflussen die Gesetzgebung. Das Outsourcing von staatlichen Aufgaben hat exorbitant zugenommen, Unsummen an Steuergeldern fließen in die Consulting-Industrie. Ein undurchschaubares System von Verträgen ist entstanden und macht die Frage nach Verantwortlichkeiten kompliziert. Dies ist eine sehr gefährliche Entwicklung, sagt Starökonomin Mariana Mazzucato: Je mehr der Staat an Ressourcen und Wissen verliert, umso mehr verlernt er, seine eigenen Aufgaben zu erfüllen. Gemeinsam mit Rosie Collington enthüllt sie das ganze Ausmaß der Machtverschiebung, legt die Abhängigkeiten offen und zeigt, wie der öffentliche Sektor und damit unsere Demokratie wieder gestärkt werden können.

Warum überlassen wir Klimaschutz, Gesundheit oder digitale Infrastruktur Kräften, die vor allem auf Profit zielen – und wundern uns dann, wenn zentrale Aufgaben liegen bleiben? Mariana Mazzucato zeigt: Märkte sind kein Naturgesetz. Sie werden politisch gestaltet – und können so ausgerichtet werden, dass sie dem Gemeinwohl dienen. Ob beim weltweiten Zugang zu Impfstoffen oder beim Umbau zu klimaneutralen Städten: Entscheidend ist nicht nur, was produziert wird, sondern wie Risiken, Wissen und Gewinne verteilt werden. Mazzucatos Buch ist der dringend nötige Aufruf, in unserer Wirtschaft gemeinsame Ziele ins Zentrum zu stellen – statt Probleme erst im Nachhinein zu reparieren. »Eine der einflussreichsten Ökonominnen der Welt ... auf einer Mission, den Kapitalismus vor sich selbst zu retten.« Quartz