Mariana Mazzucato
Social Europe
United Kingdom
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Past articles by Mariana:
Consultants and the crisis of capitalism
Growing reliance on big consultancies is stunting state capacity and undermining democratic accountability. → Read More
For the Common Good
Mariana Mazzucato outlines a new governance model for ensuring a fairer distribution of agency, risk, and reward. → Read More
The entrepreneurial state must lead on climate change
As a much-touted green alliance of financial institutions crumbles, the private sector has once again proved unequal to the task of climate leadership. → Read More
Toward a progressive economic agenda
To win power, progressive leaders must articulate a coherent economic policy, focusing not only on redistribution but also value creation. → Read More
Toward a Progressive Economic Agenda
Mariana Mazzucato offers a five-pronged policy blueprint for the left to counter populism and recover electoral relevance. → Read More
Failing the pandemic-preparedness test
The G20’s pandemic-preparedness fund risks becoming just another burdensome distraction. → Read More
Effective pandemic response must be truly global
The world needs a pandemic preparedness and response strategy built on equitable and representative decision-making. → Read More
The right institutions for the climate transition
Global climate commitments will not amount to much without the institutional foundation the transition to a zero-carbon economy needs. → Read More
Banks are still financing fossil fuels – while signing up to net zero pledges
The financial sector is helping to drive the climate crisis. Radical government action is needed to overhaul the system, says economics professor Mariana Mazzucato → Read More
A new global economic consensus
The pandemic has highlighted the deficiencies of economic deregulation and market liberalisation and a new policy-making paradigm is emerging. → Read More
A New Global Economic Consensus by Mariana Mazzucato
Now that the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the deficiencies of economic deregulation and market liberalization, a new policymaking paradigm is emerging. But its success depends on concrete reforms and the creation of new mission-driven institutions. → Read More
Britain’s public sector is paying the price for the government’s consultancy habit
The pandemic has shown relying on these private companies to deliver core services simply doesn’t work, say academics Rosie Collington and Mariana Mazzucato → Read More
Industrial Policy’s Comeback
Industrial Policy’s Comeback from Boston Review. Market fundamentalism has failed to improve economic and social conditions. Now, we need a mission-oriented approach to the economy that embraces an active role for government in spurring growth and innovation. → Read More
Mission-driven localities
While exposing and exacerbating longstanding inequalities, the pandemic has given rise to a wealth of promising local initiatives. → Read More
Capitalism won't save us from Covid, no matter what Boris Johnson might think
His claim that ‘greed’ was the driver behind the UK’s vaccine success ignores the huge role of state funding, says economics professor Mariana Mazzucato → Read More
Don’t defund the BBC – Mariana Mazzucato
Rather than public institutions being limited to fixing market failures, organisations such as the BBC are also market shapers. → Read More
Don’t Defund the BBC by Mariana Mazzucato
Understanding the BBC’s contributions to the British economy and society – and the concept of public value more broadly – requires a new conceptual framework. Rather than viewing public institutions' role as being limited to fixing market failures, organizational structures like the BBC are also market shapers. → Read More
From moonshots to earthshots – Mariana Mazzucato
The pandemic has created a huge opportunity to restore mission-driven governance in the public interest. → Read More
From Moonshots to Earthshots by Mariana Mazzucato
The pandemic has highlighted the cost of neglecting public investment, both in the welfare state and value creation. But the crisis has also created a huge opportunity to pursue industrial policies beyond traditional sectoral and technological silos, and to restore mission-driven governance in the public interest. → Read More
Designing vaccines for people, not profits – Mariana Mazzucato, Henry Lishi Li and Els Torreele
For all the hope spurred by the efficacy announcements of multiple Covid-19 vaccine candidates, national and private interests are trumping health justice. → Read More