Mariana Mazzucato
latest news & developments
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
Power struggle threatens just energy transition
As we undergo the greatest economic shift of our time, we have to guard against malevolent private interests
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
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
The platform economy needs laws
Algorithms and big data could improve social well-being; currently they serve personal gain