The Entrepreneurial State
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  • Published: 1 November 2018
  • ISBN: 9780141989808
  • Imprint: Penguin Audio
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $19.99

The Entrepreneurial State

Debunking Public vs. Private Sector Myths

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15 Apr 2018
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15 Apr 2018
Audiobook
1 Nov 2018
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From one of the world's leading economists, a bestselling exposé of the state's crucial role in sparking innovation and growth - and the dangers of ignoring this truth

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Entrepreneurial State by Mariana Mazzucato.

According to conventional wisdom, innovation is best left to the dynamic entrepreneurs of the private sector, and government should get out of the way. But what if all this was wrong? What if, from Silicon Valley to medical breakthroughs, the public sector has been the boldest and most valuable risk-taker of all?

'A brilliant book' Martin Wolf, Financial Times

'One of the most incisive economic books in years' Jeff Madrick, New York Review of Books

'Mazzucato is right to argue that the state has played a central role in producing game-changing breakthroughs' Economist
  • Published: 1 November 2018
  • ISBN: 9780141989808
  • Imprint: Penguin Audio
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $19.99
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About the author

Mariana Mazzucato

Mariana Mazzucato is Professor in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value at University College London where she is Founding Director of the Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose. Her award winning books include The Entrepreneurial State: Debunking Public vs. Private Sector Myths (2013) and The Value of Everything: Making and Taking in the Global Economy (2018). She advises policy makers around the world on innovation-led inclusive and sustainable growth, and has won many prizes including the 2020 John von Neumann award, the 2019 All European Academies Madame de Staël Prize for Cultural Values and the 2018 Leontief Prize for Advancing the Frontiers of Economic Thought.

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Praise for The Entrepreneurial State

Read her book. It will challenge your thinking

Forbes

One of the most incisive economics books in years

New York Review of Books

This book has a controversial thesis. But it is basically right

Financial Times
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