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THE ENTREPRENEURIAL STATE: DEBUNKING PUBLIC VS. PRIVATE SECTOR MYTHS
The Entrepreneurial State: Debunking Public vs. Private Sector Myths (2018) by Mariana Mazzucato can almost be considered a classic already. She decisively challenges the libertarian idea that innovation is the private sector’s business, and the state’s role is to simply get out of the way. In failing to recognise government’s role in game-changing innovation we weaken the public sector’s ability to act as major sponsor of breakthrough thinking, research and product development. Think about it: Could the internet or the smartphone have come into existence without the public sector’s investment? The bottom line is that the public sector is not a necessary evil but a driver of both private sector and social innovation. Read more