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“Shareholder value theory - the destructive idea that companies should be run solely for the benefit of shareholders - has led to financialized businesses that do not invest in the areas that will lead to future growth or the invention of useful new products.”

Quote by Mariana Mazzucato

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Mariana Mazzucato

Mariana Mazzucato is an author specializing in economics and innovation. Born on June 16, 1968, she has made notable contributions to the field of economics, focusing on the state's role in economic development and the significance of innovation. more

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“Companies prefer to put money in the pockets of shareholders or to hoard cash rather than to raise wages or invest.”

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“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.”

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“Markets are not static entities that are 'intervened' in (for good or bad) but are outcomes of public and private interactions.”

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“In my view, the state should be active and work in cooperation with private businesses to spur growth that's sustainable and inclusive. The policy process is about co-creating and co-shaping of markets, creating new opportunities for business investment - and negotiating a better deal for the public too.”

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“Germany is using its Energiewende policy as a way of envisioning a green transformation and innovation across many sectors.”

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“If we want growth today to be more innovation-driven, more inclusive and more sustainable, then we need a more active state, not a less active one. Yet we still hear the dogma that we should just fix market failure by focusing on science and infrastructure, and to "level the playing field."”

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“Fixing markets isn't enough. We have to actively shape and create them and tilt the playing field in the direction of the growth we want.”

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“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.”

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“Brexit has shrunk the market opportunities. Exiting trade deals will do the same for the U.S. Those deals must be actively shaped and governed to make growth more inclusive.”

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“There is a lot of flesh to be put on the bones - but there is at least an opening for a more pragmatic, less ideological debate about how to build economies that work for people, within the limits of our planet.”

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