Mariana Mazzucato
@MazzucatoM
UCL Professor, Director of @IIPP_UCL. Author of: The Big Con; Entrepreneurial State; Value of Everything; Mission Economy. 4 kids keep me smiling
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feels very cool to see THE BIG CON in the iconic Penguin Books UK mass market paperback! 🧡
thanks to everyone at Allen Lane who has made this happen!
available from 29 February! pre-order now penguin.co.uk/books/451193/t…
Mariana Mazzucato UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose
With a record number of people heading to the ballot box this year, there is no time to waste in adopting a new growth narrative. In my latest Project Syndicate piece I argue that green initiatives should be put at the heart of how we govern the economy.
project-syndicate.org/commentary/cli…
After busy days in World Economic Forum Davos was in Zurich with Global Commission on the Economics of Water Global Commission which I Co-Chair w Tharman Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Johan Rockström & amazing commissioners and advisors. Working on our final report after Turning the Tide ➡️ turningthetide.watercommission.org
At a working session of the Global Commission on the Economics of Water Global Commission on the Economics of Water. Discussing the complex but interesting interdependencies between water, climate change, and biodiversity. And reaching for solutions based on an efficiency, equity, environmental…
With a record number of people heading to the ballot box this year, there is no time to waste in adopting a new growth narrative. In my latest Project Syndicate piece I argue that green initiatives should be put at the heart of how we govern the economy.
project-syndicate.org/commentary/cli…
'If govts continue to use big IT firms to run entire national services, more ruined lives & scandals are inevitable' Agree with Mike Bracken (@IIPP_UCL). As Rosie Collington & I show in BIG CON, govts use of IT consultancies weakens capacity & accountability ft.com/content/6b1f9c…
If the false dichotomy between economic prosperity and environmental sustainability persists, the green transition will lack the political support it needs to succeed. Read my latest Project Syndicate piece on how the progressive left needs a new growth narrative.
project-syndicate.org/commentary/cli…
Thank you for your leadership Maimunah Mohd Sharif ! Hugs from all of us at Council on Urban Initiatives
Milei’s speech is dangerous & ideological misinterpretation of economic history. It’s not about MARKET vs STATE. It’s about CONFIDENT & CAPABLE governments working w business around global challenges. Opposite of my World Economic Forum point ➡️ youtube.com/live/Pfcd0gWNI…
m.youtube.com/watch?v=8Z_63M…
A wealth fund driven by public purpose can guide investment towards opportunities that create value & distribute that value in an equitable & inclusive manner.
Read our report on how Camden Council can finance its missions through a Community Wealth Fund: ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/publi…
With right-wing populists increasingly blaming climate action for voters’ economic hardships, the progressive left needs a compelling counternarrative. In my latest piece Project Syndicate I discuss what this can look like. project-syndicate.org/commentary/cli…
The debate around The Labour Party's Green Prosperity Plan has focused too much on the sums that would be spent, rather than on how best to deploy them, notes Mariana Mazzucato. bit.ly/47C8ao8
Also exciting to see the Spanish edition of #TheBigCon , co-authored with Rosie Collington, launched this week. I’ll be @Hayfestival_esp #HayCartagena24 next weekend to launch it in #Colombia on Sat Jan 27th.
In-person | 19:30 Colombian time | Tickets ➡️ hayfestival.com/p-21190-marian…
Exciting to see my book #TheBigCon , co-authored with Rosie Collington, is now available in Greek - published by Epikentro.
Available here ➡️ epikentro.gr/?books&book=13…
Brazil will launch its new #industrial strategy on Monday. Valor Econômico covered my recent report on what it will take to realise the strategy’s potential to catalyse investment, innovation & inclusive, sustainable growth.
➡️ valor.globo.com/eu-e/noticia/2…
➡️bit.ly/3TyOkXs
IIPP Director Mariana Mazzucato & Future Economy Scotland Co-Director Laurie Macfarlane examine Germany’s KfW & Brazil’s BNDES to show how mission-oriented State Investment Banks can address our most pressing challenges through long-term, patient finance.
Read it here ➡️ ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/publi…