[The consulting industry has infantilised government] - Mariana Mazzucato on taking back control

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Mariana Mazzucato, professor of Economics at the University College London and advisor to many governments, joins Krishnan Guru-Murthy on Ways to Change the World to discuss how economic theory can streamline everything from school lunches to handling a pandemic. Learn how the consulting industry has infantilised government and how to take back control. Subscribe now to get the latest insights from Mariana Mazzucato and other experts on Channel 4 News. ▼▲

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Free

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Youtube

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English

Start Date:

2023-03-17 00:00:00

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Updated in [July 17th, 2023]

This course overview will provide an in-depth look at the consulting industry and its relationship with government. Mariana Mazzucato, professor of Economics at the University College London and advisor to many governments, will discuss how economic theory can streamline everything from school lunches to handling a pandemic, and the link between knife crime and the economy. Participants will learn how the government can attract the country’s best minds to work for them, how to identify when a private sector contract is a good one, and what can be learned from NASA about business and efficiency. The course will also explore the book ‘The Big Con’, which looks at the relationship between the consulting industry and government, and the way business and governments are run, and plans executed.