Mission Economy
Author: Mazzucato, Mariana
ISBN: 9780141991689
Publisher: Penguin Press
Year First Published: 2022
Pages: 272
Dimensions: 197mm x 130mm x 18mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
A dramatic and powerful call for a new approach to society and government, using the determined co-ordination of the moon landings as a blueprint for change
The extraordinary efforts that took mankind to the moon 50 years ago were more than a scientific feat of aeronautics. They required new forms of collaboration between the public sector (notably, NASA) and private companies. This book asks- what if the same level of boldness - the boldness that set inspirational goals, took risks and explicitly recognized that this requires large spending but will be worthwhile in terms of long-term growth - was applied to the biggest problems of our time, climate change, disease and inequality, to name only a few? Mariana Mazzucato argues that applying innovation to societal goals and structuring government budgets more explicitly to the long-term, as the moon programme did, we can do government differently.
ISBN: 9780141991689
Publisher: Penguin Press
Year First Published: 2022
Pages: 272
Dimensions: 197mm x 130mm x 18mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
A dramatic and powerful call for a new approach to society and government, using the determined co-ordination of the moon landings as a blueprint for change
The extraordinary efforts that took mankind to the moon 50 years ago were more than a scientific feat of aeronautics. They required new forms of collaboration between the public sector (notably, NASA) and private companies. This book asks- what if the same level of boldness - the boldness that set inspirational goals, took risks and explicitly recognized that this requires large spending but will be worthwhile in terms of long-term growth - was applied to the biggest problems of our time, climate change, disease and inequality, to name only a few? Mariana Mazzucato argues that applying innovation to societal goals and structuring government budgets more explicitly to the long-term, as the moon programme did, we can do government differently.
