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Mariana Mazzucato

Mariana Mazzucato

Writing for PS since 2015
80 commentaries
2 videos & podcasts

Mariana Mazzucato, Professor in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value at University College London, is Founding Director of the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose, Co-Chair of the Global Commission on the Economics of Water, and Co-Chair of the Group of Experts to the G20 Taskforce for a Global Mobilization Against Climate Change. She was Chair of the World Health Organization’s Council on the Economics of Health For All. She is the author of The Value of Everything: Making and Taking in the Global Economy (Penguin Books, 2019), Mission Economy: A Moonshot Guide to Changing Capitalism (Penguin Books, 2022), and, most recently, The Big Con: How the Consulting Industry Weakens Our Businesses, Infantilizes Our Governments and Warps Our Economies (Penguin Press, 2023). A tenth anniversary edition of her book The Entrepreneurial State: Debunking Public vs. Private Sector Myths was published by Penguin in September.

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  1. Governing AI for the Public Interest
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    Governing AI for the Public Interest

    Feb 11, 2025 Mariana Mazzucato & Tommaso Valletti explain why the UK government’s recently released AI “action plan” misses the mark.

  2. Resisting Digital Feudalism
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    Resisting Digital Feudalism

    Feb 7, 2025 Mariana Mazzucato calls for urgent action to shape the development of AI before it becomes another means of rent extraction.

  3. Good Growth Requires Getting Public-Private Partnerships Right
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    Good Growth Requires Getting Public-Private Partnerships Right

    Dec 23, 2024 Mariana Mazzucato worries that a recently unveiled industrial strategy is not structured properly.

  4. How Global Public Investment Should Work
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    How Global Public Investment Should Work

    Nov 19, 2024 Mariana Mazzucato & Jonathan Glennie propose a new model to unlock financing for action on climate change, biodiversity loss, and other issues.

  5. Global Freshwater Supplies in the Balance
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    Global Freshwater Supplies in the Balance

    Nov 7, 2024 Mariana Mazzucato & Johan Rockström warn that governments are doing too little too slowly about the breakdown of critical natural systems.

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    The Fight for Syria

    Shlomo Ben-Ami worries that Israel and Turkey, with their clashing ambitions, could undermine the country’s stability.
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    How to Counter Trump's Tariffs Productively?

    Shang-Jin Wei proposes steps that allies and rivals alike can take to mitigate the effects of American trade policies.
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    Weaponizing Data Against Democracy

    Jayati Ghosh explains why and how authoritarian leaders like Narendra Modi hide or manipulate official figures.
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    Alternatives to Trump’s Russia Appeasement

    Harold James explains how France and Britain can guarantee Ukraine’s security now that America has effectively surrendered.
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    Germany at a Crossroads

    Ulrike Malmendier, et al.

    Despite its ongoing economic stagnation and aging population, Germany’s outlook is far from hopeless. But to restore its growth momentum, it must embrace the realities of the twenty-first century, invest in high-potential emerging sectors, and adapt to an increasingly volatile geopolitical landscape.

    urge policymakers to pursue bold structural reforms, rather than clinging to an outdated growth model.
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    The Amazon’s Future Will Be Decided in 2025

    Carlos Nobre & Marielos Peña-Claros warn that the world's largest rainforest is reaching a tipping point, beyond which it will largely disappear.
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    The New Face of Protest

    Slavoj Žižek contrasts the pioneering mass student demonstrations in Serbia with widespread private resignation in China.
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    Reaping Asia’s Silver Demographic Dividend

    Lee Jong-Wha urges governments to develop integrated policies that encourage older adults to stay in the workforce.
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    Getting Green Investment Where It’s Needed Most

    Serge Ekué & Javier Díaz Fajardo propose a strategy to redirect all financial flows toward the climate transition.

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