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THE ENTREPRENEURIAL STATE

THE ENTREPRENEURIAL STATE

DEBUNKING PUBLIC VS. PRIVATE SECTOR MYTHS

MARIANA MAZZUCATO

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Publisher:
PENGUIN
Year of publication:
2018
Subject:
Non fiction
ISBN:
978-0-14-198610-4
Pages:
304
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Conventional wisdom holds that innovation is the preserve of the private sector, best left in the hands of that modern day folk hero - the lone entrepreneur. In this popular tale, the role of the public sector is simply to get out of the way, at best fixing market failures, in order to facilitate our daring hero's bold, risk-taking endeavours. But what if this powerful, contemporary myth is wrong?

In this sharp and controversial expose, Mariana Mazzucato comprehensively debunks the myth of a lumbering, bureaucratic state weighing down a dynamic private sector, to reveal how public investments have been behind many of the greatest innovations of our time. From the technologies that make the iPhone 'smart', to biotech, pharmaceuticals and today's emerging green technologies, it is the state that has been the investor of first resort, our boldest and most valuable innovator. Meanwhile, the private sector only finds the courage to invest after the State has made the truly pioneering, high-risk investments.

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