Mission Economy

""Mazzucato wants liberals to talk less about the redistribution of wealth and more about its creation. Politicians around the world are listening."" -- New York Times ""Stimulating . . . [Mazzucato] unearths a plethora of intriguing case studies to back up her claims. Policy makers will want to take note."" -- Publishers Weekly ""One of the world's most influential economists is on a mission to save capitalism from itself."" -- Quartz ""The debates Mazzucato has been trying to open for years are now unavoidable. So let's have them."" -- Ezra Klein ""I believe [her vision] can help to think about the future."" -- Pope Francis, from an open letter to Judge Roberto Andrés Gallardo, president of the Pan-American Committee of Men and Women Judges for Social Rights ""Mazzucato has influenced the way American politicians speak about the state's potential as an economic engine."" -- New York Times ""The world's scariest economist. . . . Mariana Mazzucato is a name to strike fear in the heart of anyone slightly shaky in their masculinity or grasp of the figures."" -- Times (UK) ""She is as forthright in her opinions as she is eloquent in expressing them."" -- Financial Times ""Mariana Mazzucato is foremost among the flamethrowers. A professor at University College London and the founding director of the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose, she asks fundamental questions about how 'value' has been defined, who decides what that means, and who gets to measure it."" -- Forbes ""One of the three most important thinkers about innovation."" -- New Republic ""This economist has a plan to fix capitalism. It's time we all listened."" -- Wired ""She offers something both broad and scarce: a compelling new story about how to create a desirable future."" -- New York Times