The Entrepreneurial State: Debunking Public vs. Private Sector MythsThe world's most popular products, from the iPhone to Google Search, were funded not by private companies, but the taxpayer. In this sharp and controversial international bestseller, an award-winning economist debunks the pervasive myth that the government is sluggish and inept, and at odds with a dynamic private sector. She reveals in detailed case studies that the opposite is true: the state is, and has been, our boldest and most valuable innovator. Denying this history is leading us down the wrong path. A select few get credit for what is an intensely collective effort, and the US government has started disinvesting from innovation. The repercussions could stunt economic growth and increase inequality. Mazzucato teaches us how to reverse this trend before it is too late. |
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User Review - rivkat - LibraryThingState financing, not private investment, lays the groundwork for much valuable innovation, and pretending that it doesn’t has led to the fetishization of private business, the stripping of government ... Read full review
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| Title | The Entrepreneurial State: Debunking Public vs. Private Sector Myths Anthem frontiers of global political economy Anthem other canon economics |
| Author | Mariana Mazzucato |
| Edition | illustrated, revised |
| Publisher | PublicAffairs, 2015 |
| ISBN | 1610396146, 9781610396141 |
| Length | 288 pages |
| Subjects | › › Business & Economics / Entrepreneurship Business & Economics / Government & Business Political Science / Public Policy / Economic Policy |
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