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Mariana Mazzucato

SOE holding company: Mission-led or mission impossible?
Business
/ 12 December 2023

SOE holding company: Mission-led or mission impossible?

Reforming governance has proved to be a Sisyphean task. If done right, a new state holding company could be the final push

By Sarah Smit
Power struggle threatens just energy transition
Opinion
/ 21 November 2023

Power struggle threatens just energy transition

As we undergo the greatest economic shift of our time, we have to guard against malevolent private interests

By Sarah Smit
Transnet and the state’s new spin on privatisation
Business
/ 17 October 2023

Transnet and the state’s new spin on privatisation

The government’s draft plan for the beleaguered port and rail operator advances the ideal of an entrepreneurial state

By Sarah Smit
Governance collapses when the state retreats
Analysis
/ 21 June 2023

Governance collapses when the state retreats

Trust in the government’s ability to deliver has worn thin, but we can’t allow it to give way to intermediaries with little regard for the public’s best interests

By Sarah Smit
The platform economy needs laws
Article
/ 11 October 2019

The platform economy needs laws

Algorithms and big data could improve social well-being; currently they serve personal gain

By Mariana Mazzucato
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