Mariana Mazzucato's ‘rethinking capitalism’ book launched at Sussex next week
Rethinking Capitalism: Economics and Policy for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth is a collection of chapters by a number of prominent economists – it offers a powerful challenge to mainstream economic debate and sets out new ideas to transform it.
SPRU Professor Mariana Mazzucato launches her new book at the University of Sussex on Wednesday 12 October.
Coedited with Michael Jacobs, the book includes contributions from: Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz; the Bank of England’s Chief Economist Andy Haldane; Bernie Sanders' key adviser Stephanie Kelton; Colin Crouch; Carlota Perez, Mariana Mazzucato and others. It focuses on the challenges facing developed economies and the limitations of orthodox economics in understanding these and guiding policy.
Each chapter shows how today’s deep economic problems reflect the inadequacies of orthodox economic theory and the failure of policies informed by it. The book's contributors examine a range of contemporary economic issues, including fiscal and monetary policy, financial markets and business behaviour, inequality and privatisation, and innovation and environmental change. Read the book’s introduction for free.
The launch event takes place in the Jubilee Lecture Theatre from 5–7pm on Wednesday 12 October. The event is free to attend and will be followed by a drinks reception.
The speakers are: Mariana Mazzucato (RM Phillips Professor in the Economics of Innovation, SPRU), Michael Jacobs (Visiting Professor, School of Public Policy and Department of Public Science, UCL), Steve McGuire (Head of School, BMEc), Andrea Cornwall (Head of School, Global Studies), Melissa Leach (Director, IDS), Carlota Perez (Centennial Professor, LSE) and Stephany Griffith-Jones (Financial Markets Program Director, IPD, Columbia University), followed by a Q&A.
Read Mariana Mazzucato and Michael Jacobs’ article in the Guardian and recent related articles Professor Mazzucato has written for the Financial Times, the New Statesman and Prospect.