Mariana Mazzucato
Economist whose work on public-sector capability helps frame the essay’s argument about institutions learning by building.
PersonSources & confidence: High confidence
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Identity and authorship relevant to this collection.
- Mariana Mazzucato — Directing Growth
Pages 11–12 discuss public-sector capability and learning through practical experience.
- Author — The Big Con
Joint authorship with Rosie Collington.
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Co-author with Rosie Collington of The Big Con. Her Directing Growth working paper is the specific source linked in the essay for the argument that reliance on consultants can weaken practical learning inside government.
In the essays
- Your Country Needs Builders
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Sources
- Directing Growth
Works
- The Big Con
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Record history
Catalogue source: knowledge/people/mariana-mazzucato.md
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