“Unfortunately, simplistic framing of problems leads to simplistic answers.” ProblemAnswersFraming Author:Mariana Mazzucato
“If we look at the complexity of the challenges facing western societies today, we see that the problems are not really about outsiders, but have their roots much closer to home.” IfsLooksProblemHomeTodayChallengesRootsWesternComplexityOutsidersWestern SocietySociety Today Author:Mariana Mazzucato
“Mainstream economic theories popular in the last several decades have tended to downplay the government's role in markets and to increase skepticism about even that more limited role. Austerity, particularly in Europe, has added to the problem. It has not worked, even on its own terms.” ProblemGovernmentLastsTermRolesEconomicTheoryEuropeIncreaseDecadesMainstreamSkepticismAusterityEconomic Theory Author:Mariana Mazzucato
“Brexit and Trump have brought the problems of capitalism into sharp relief, but both are only making things worse. Take the investment challenge - businesses invest where there they see technological or market opportunity.” ProblemOpportunityChallengesTrumpCapitalismInvestmentReliefTechnological Author:Mariana Mazzucato
“As a businessman, Donald Trump has been associated with some of the worst excesses of a particular style of value-extracting and asset stripping capitalism: set up businesses, let them fail, avoid paying suppliers, use bankruptcy laws to avoid taxes for decades, then set up another business somewhere else. It is this model that is the cause of many problems we see today.” Has BeensUseProblemTodayLawValuesCausesFailingWorstStyleParticularTrumpTaxesModelsCapitalismDecadesAssetsExcessBusinessmanSomewhere ElseBankruptcyStrippingSuppliers Author:Mariana Mazzucato
