About Mariana Mazzucato
Welcome!
Mission Economics explores how we can rethink economics and reshape economies to deliver for people and planet - through better theory and policy.
As an economist, I have long questioned the assumptions underpinning contemporary economics and the policies that flow from them. Our current challenges—from the climate crisis to rising inequality, from crumbling public services to the digital divide—are not accidents. They are the direct result of how we have chosen to structure our economies. We have bought into the idea that at best governments can fix market failures and businesses should be driven by shareholder value.