Mariana Mazzucato | Mission Economy: A Moonshot Guide to Changing Capitalism | Talks at Google

Economist and author Mariana Mazzucato discusses her recent book "Mission Economy: A Moonshot Guide to Changing Capitalism".

Even before the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, capitalism was stuck. It had no answers to a host of problems, including disease, inequality, the digital divide and, perhaps most blatantly, the environmental crisis. Taking her inspiration from the 'moonshot' programmes which successfully coordinated public and private sectors on a massive scale, Mariana Mazzucato calls for the same level of boldness and experimentation to be applied to the biggest problems of our time. We must, she argues, rethink the capacities and role of government within the economy and society, and above all, recover a sense of public purpose.

Mariana Mazzucato (PhD) is Professor in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value at University College London (UCL), where she is Founding Director of the UCL Institute for Innovation & Public Purpose (IIPP). Her previous posts include the RM Phillips Professorial Chair at the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) at Sussex University. She is a selected fellow of the UK’s Academy of Social Sciences (FAcSS) and of the Italian National Science Academy (Lincei).

Aside from Mission Economy, Mariana is the author of two other highly-acclaimed books: The Entrepreneurial State: Debunking Public Vs. Private Sector Myths (2013), which investigates the critical role the state plays in driving growth; and The Value Of Everything: Making and Taking in the Global Economy (2018) which looks at how value creation needs to be rewarded over value extraction.

Currently, Mariana advises policy makers around the world on innovation-led inclusive and sustainable growth. Her current roles include Chair of the World Health Organization's Council on the Economics of Health for All, and a member of: the Scottish Government’s Council of Economic Advisors, the South African President’s Economic Advisory Council, the OECD Secretary General’s Advisory Group on a New Growth Narrative, the UN High Level Advisory Board for Economic and Social Affairs, Argentina’s Economic and Social Council, Vinnova’s Advisory Panel in Sweden, and Norway’s Research Council.

Get the book here: https://goo.gle/3eDFK4B.

To learn more about Mariana, please visit https://marianamazzucato.com/.

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