Mariana Mazzucato

Kuinka konsulttibisnes tekee yrityksistä, valtioista ja talouksista hauraampia ja tyhmempiä Vuosikymmenten ajan hallitukset ja suuryritykset ovat nojanneet isoihin konsulttiyrityksiin. Mariana Mazzucato ja Rosie Collington paljastavat teoksessaan Suuri konsulttipuhallus, miten globaalit konsulttijätit ovat ujuttautuneet liiketoiminnan ja julkisen päätöksenteon ytimeen. Konsulttiyritykset ovat kasvattaneet vaikutusvaltaansa esiintymällä puolueettomina asiantuntijoina. Tämän seuraukset ovat vakavat, sillä yritykset eivät kehitä omia kyvykkyyksiään, hallitukset menettävät uskonsa omaan päätöksentekoonsa ja taloudet palvelevat yhä harvempia. Kirjailijat huomauttavat, että isoja ongelmia ei koskaan ratkaista, koska ne ovat konsulteille niin tuottoisia. Tutkimukseen nojaten teos murtaa myytin siitä, että konsultit tuovat aina lisäarvoa. Kirja esittää tilalle vaihtoehdon, jossa panostetaan omaan osaamiseen, vahvistetaan julkisia instituutioita ja hyödynnetään yhteistä älykkyyttä koko yhteiskunnassa. Teos on saanut laajaa kansainvälistä kiitosta. Historioitsija Rutger Bregman on sitä mieltä, että tämän kirjan pitäisi käynnistää kauan odotettu keskustelu siitä, tarvitsemmeko todella kaikkia näitä konsultteja. Lue ja muodosta oma mielipiteesi. Mariana Mazzucato (PhD) on taloustieteen professori University College Londonissa (UCL), jossa hän on myös UCL Institute for Innovation & Public Purpose (IIPP) -instituutin perustaja ja johtaja. Hänet on valittu Yhdistyneen kuningaskunnan sosiaalitieteiden akatemian (FAcSS) ja Italian kansallisen tiedeakatemian (Lincei) jäseneksi. Hän on voittanut useita kansainvälisiä palkintoja, kuten John Von Neumann -palkinnon 2020 ja Leontief-palkinnon taloustieteen rajojen laajentamisesta 2018. Rosie Collington on poliittinen taloustieteilijä, joka työskentelee Kööpenhaminan kauppakorkeakoulussa postdoc-tutkijana. Hän on kirjoittanut muun muassa The Guardianille, NPR:lle ja BBC Radio 4:lle. ”Perusteellisesti tutkittu ja tyylikkäästi kirjoitettu kirja on kiehtova alustus tärkeään mutta vaiettuun aiheeseen.” Publishers Weekly ”Tämä kirja pitäisi lukea kaikkialla maailmassa, ja sen pitäisi käynnistää kauan odotettu keskustelu: tarvitsemmeko todella kaikkia näitä konsultteja?” Rutger Bregman

A vital and timely investigation into the opaque and powerful consulting industry--and what to do about it There is an entrenched relationship between the consulting industry and the way business and government are managed today that must change. Mariana Mazzucato and Rosie Collington show that our economies' reliance on companies such as McKinsey & Company, 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" describes the confidence trick the consulting industry performs in contracts with hollowed-out and risk-averse governments and shareholder value-maximizing firms. It grew from the 1980s and 1990s in the wake of reforms by the neoliberal right and Third Way progressives, and it thrives on the ills of modern capitalism, from financialization and privatization to the climate crisis. It is possible because of the unique power that big consultancies wield through extensive contracts and networks--as advisors, legitimators, and outsourcers--and the illusion that they are objective sources of expertise and capacity. In the end, the Big Con weakens our businesses, infantilizes our governments, and warps our economies. In The Big Con, Mazzucato and Collington throw back the curtain on the consulting industry. They dive deep into important case studies of consultants taking the reins with disastrous results, such as the debacle of the roll out of HealthCare.gov and the tragic failures of governments to respond adequately to the COVID-19 pandemic. The result is an important and exhilarating intellectual journey into the modern economy's beating heart. With peerless scholarship, and a wealth of original research, Mazzucato and Collington argue brilliantly for building a new system in which public and private sectors work innovatively for the common good.

I Värdet av allt granskar Mariana Mazzucato hur ekonomiska värden mäts i det globala finansiella systemet, och avslöjar hur ekonomiska teorier misslyckats med att skilja skapande av värde från överföring av värde. Hon argumenterar för att den allt suddigare gränsen mellan de två aktiviteterna har gjort det möjligt för vissa aktörer i ekonomin att framställa sig som värdeskapare, när de i själva verket bara flyttar runt existerande värden eller till och med förstör dem.

There is an entrenched relationship between the consulting industry and the way business and government are managed today which must change. 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' describes the confidence trick the consulting industry performs in contracts with hollowed-out and risk-averse governments and shareholder value-maximizing firms. It grew from the 1980s and 1990s in the wake of reforms by both the neoliberal right and Third Way progressives, and it thrives on the ills of modern capitalism, from financialization and privatization to the climate crisis. It is possible because of the unique power that big consultancies wield through extensive contracts and networks - as advisors, legitimators and outsourcers - and the illusion that they are objective sources of expertise and capacity. To make matters worse, our best and brightest graduates are often redirected away from public service into consulting. In all these ways, 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.

Award-winning economist Mariana Mazzucato's famously incisive international bestseller debunking the pervasive myth of the inept state versus an innovative private sector--with a new preface by the author According to conventional wisdom, innovation is best left to the bold entrepreneurs of the private sector, and government should get out of the way. But what if that wasn't case? What if, from the inventions of Silicon Valley to medical breakthroughs, the public sector has actually been the most courageous and valuable risk-taker of all? Critically acclaimed and influential thinker and scholar Mariana Mazzucato argues comprehensively against the myth of a lumbering, bureaucratic state versus a dynamic, innovative private sector with remarkable original and deep research. In a series of case studies--from nanotechnology to the emerging green tech of today--Mazzucato reveals that the opposite is true: the private sector only finds the courage to invest after an entrepreneurial state has made the high-risk investments. The Entrepreneurial State reveals how every technology that makes the iPhone so "smart" was actually funded by the government--from the Internet and GPS technology, to touch-screen displays and voice-activated Siri. In the history of modern capitalism, the State has not only fixed market failures, but has also actively shaped and created markets. In doing so, it sometimes wins and sometimes fails. Yet by not admitting the State's role in active risk taking, we've created an "innovation system" where the public sector socializes risks while privatizing reward, as Mazzucato controversially argues. This bold and provocative book considers how we adopted this dysfunctional dynamic, and then how we can overcome it so that economic growth can be not only "smart" but "inclusive" as well.

A vital and timely investigation into the opaque and powerful consulting industry--and what to do about it There is an entrenched relationship between the consulting industry and the way business and government are managed today that must change. Mariana Mazzucato and Rosie Collington show that our economies' reliance on companies such as McKinsey & Company, 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" describes the confidence trick the consulting industry performs in contracts with hollowed-out and risk-averse governments and shareholder value-maximizing firms. It grew from the 1980s and 1990s in the wake of reforms by the neoliberal right and Third Way progressives, and it thrives on the ills of modern capitalism, from financialization and privatization to the climate crisis. It is possible because of the unique power that big consultancies wield through extensive contracts and networks--as advisors, legitimators, and outsourcers--and the illusion that they are objective sources of expertise and capacity. In the end, the Big Con weakens our businesses, infantilizes our governments, and warps our economies. In The Big Con, Mazzucato and Collington throw back the curtain on the consulting industry. They dive deep into important case studies of consultants taking the reins with disastrous results, such as the debacle of the roll out of HealthCare.gov and the tragic failures of governments to respond adequately to the COVID-19 pandemic. The result is an important and exhilarating intellectual journey into the modern economy's beating heart. With peerless scholarship, and a wealth of original research, Mazzucato and Collington argue brilliantly for building a new system in which public and private sectors work innovatively for the common good.

Ihmiskunnalla on edessään viheliäisiä ongelmia, kuten ilmastonmuutos ja elonkirjon häviäminen. Kuinka ne voidaan ratkaista kestävästi ja kaikkia hyödyttävällä tavalla? Tässä teoksessa Mazzucato esittää ratkaisuksi samaa kunniahimoisuutta kuin Yhdysvaltain kuuhankkeessa, jossa julkinen ja yksityinen sektori onnistuivat suuren mittakaavan yhteistyössä. Samalla ne onnistuivat tuottamaan mittavia yhteiskunnallisia ja taloudellisia seurannaisvaikutuksia. Onnistuminen edellyttää kuitenkin julkisen sektorin tehtävän arvioimista uudelleen. Erityisesti on ymmärrettävä sen keskeinen osa arvon luomisessa. Valtion on otettava pelkkien markkinahäiriöiden korjaajan sijaan aktiivinen rooli markkinoiden muovaajana ja luojana, ja tämä tapahtuu valtion asettamien kunnianhimoisten missioiden kautta. Maailman vaikutusvaltaisimpiin taloustieteilijöihin lukeutuvan Mariana Mazzucaton ajatukset ovat keskeisiä mm. EU:n, Englannin, Yhdysvaltojen ja Suomen innovaatio- ja teollisuuspolitiikassa. Tässä kirjassa Mazzucato avaa ajatteluaan ja selittää, kuinka sitä sovelletaan missiosuuntautuneen politiikan toteuttamiseen.

'One of the most influential economists in the world' WiredEven 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 co-ordinated 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. Mission Economy, whose ideas are already being adopted around the world, offers a way out of our impasse to a more optimistic future.

Kapitalismen er i krise. De rike har blitt rikere - den øverste prosenten eier 44 prosent av verdens rikdom - mens klimaendringene endrer livet på jorden. Hvordan kan vi løse disse problemene som har vokst fram gjennom årtier? Denne boka tar for seg de store utfordringene i verden på en radikalt ny måte. Global oppvarming, forurensning, demens, fedme, skytevåpenepidemi, mobilitet - disse dilemmaene knyttet til miljø, helse og sosiale forhold er enorme, komplekse og har ingen enkle løsninger. Mariana Mazzucato mener at for å løse vår tids store problemer må vi tenke større, og bruke ressursene våre på en måte som er like dristig og inspirerende som månelandingen i 1969. Vi må restrukturere kapitalismen fundamentalt og gjøre den inkluderende og bærekraftig. Vårt økonomiske system må løse konkrete problemer, fra den digitale kløften og livstruende pandemier til forurensningen i byene. Dette innebærer at bedrifter, samfunn og myndigheter må samle seg om felles mål. «Metoden og oppskriften i Mariana Mazzuctos bok En ny økonomi har truffet en nerve i norsk politisk ordskifte. [...] argumenterer godt og bredt for en 'mission'-orientert tilnærming til økonomisk politikk. [...] Det andre som gjør boken spesielt relevant her hjemme, er vår manglende evne til å komme ut av oljeavhengigheten. [...] Det er ikke en feilet månelanding norsk økonomi trenger. Det er en månerakett, med kraft og intensitet nok til å skyte oss ut av oljealderen.» - Paal Frisvold, Ny Tid «Et velsignet prosjekt: Sikt mot stjernene og snu om på verden. Vi må «til månen» om vi skal klare å gjøre verden til et mer rettferdig sted. Økonomen Mariana Mazzucato bør leses av både raddiser og konservative. [...] Denne boka må leses i alle samfunnsinteresserte leire [...] Jeg nøler derfor ikke med å kalle Mazzucatos bok for et velsignet prosjekt!» - Andrew Kroglund, Vårt Land «Den aktive staten er i ferd med å gjera comeback. Mariana Mazzucato gir eit fagleg underlag for det som kan b

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 that "the public sector can and should be a co-creator of wealth that actively steers growth to meet its goals" (The Financial Times). In The Mission-Driven Economy, 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. Together, contributors make a compelling case for industrial policy--what it is, and why we need it now. Addressing investment, innovation, supply chains, and growth, they offer 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.

Långt före coronapandemin hade kapitalismen kört fast. Det ekonomiska systemet saknar svar på mänsklighetens största utmaningar, som sjukdomar, ojämlikhet och inte minst klimatkrisen. Med inspiration från månlandningsprogrammet manar Mariana Mazzucato oss att uppbåda samma beslutsamhet och experimentlusta på vår tids massiva kriser. Vi måste både tänka nytt och tänka större. Genom ett uppdragsorienterat angreppssätt kan vi mobilisera våra resurser för att lösa konkreta problem. För att lyckas måste vi återupptäcka statens potential, förändra kapitalismen i grunden och framförallt återfinna en känsla av gemensamt syfte. Bara så kan vi hitta vägen ut ur mänsklighetens dystra belägenhet och bygga en mer optimistisk framtid. Mariana Mazzucato är professor i innovationsekonomi vid University College London och har mottagit flera internationella priser, bland annat John Von Neumann-priset år 2020 och Leontief-priset 2018. Hon har pekats ut som en av världens tre viktigaste tänkare om innovation av New Republic. Tidningen Wired har utsett Mazzucato till en av 25 ledare som formar kapitalismens framtid.

Longlisted for the 2021 Porchlight Business Book Awards, Big Ideas & New Perspectives"She offers something both broad and scarce: a compelling new story about how to create a desirable future."--New York Times An award-winning author and leading international economist delivers a hard-hitting and much needed critique of modern capitalism in which she argues that, to solve the massive crises facing us, we must be innovative--we must use collaborative, mission-oriented thinking while also bringing a stakeholder view of public private partnerships which means not only taking risks together but also sharing the rewards. Capitalism is in crisis. The rich have gotten richer--the 1 percent, those with more than $1 million, own 44 percent of the world's wealth--while climate change is transforming--and in some cases wiping out--life on the planet. We are plagued by crises threatening our lives, and this situation is unsustainable. But how do we fix these problems decades in the making? Mission Economy looks at the grand challenges facing us in a radically new way. Global warming, pollution, dementia, obesity, gun violence, mobility--these environmental, health, and social dilemmas are huge, complex, and have no simple solutions. Mariana Mazzucato argues we need to think bigger and mobilize our resources in a way that is as bold as inspirational as the moon landing--this time to the most 'wicked' social problems of our time.. We can only begin to find answers if we fundamentally restructure capitalism to make it inclusive, sustainable, and driven by innovation that tackles concrete problems from the digital divide, to health pandemics, to our polluted cities. That means changing government tools and culture, creating new markers of corporate governance, and ensuring that corporations, society, and the government coalesce to share a common goal. We did it to go to the moon. We can do it again to fix our problems and improve the lives of every one of us. We simply can no longer afford not to.