The entrepreneurial state : debunking publice vs. private sector myths /

Mazzucato, Mariana, 1968-

The entrepreneurial state : debunking publice vs. private sector myths / Mariana Mazzucato. - Revised edition - New York : PublicAffairs, 2015. - xix, 260 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-241) and index.

Introduction: Thinking Big Again 1. From Crisis Ideology to the Division of Innovative Labour 2. Technology, Innovation and Growth 3. Risk-Taking State: From 'De-risking' to 'Bring It On!' 4. The US Entrepreneurial State 5. The State behind the iPhone 6. Pushing vs. Nudging the Green Industrial Revolution 7. Wind and Solar Power: Government Success Stories and Technology in Crisis 8. Risks and Rewards: From Rotten Apples to Symbiotic Ecosystems 9. Socialization of Risk and Privatization of Rewards: Can the Entrepreneurial State Eat Its Cake Too? 10. Conclusion

A Financial Times, Forbes and Huffington Post Book of the Year *Already a bestseller in UK-The Entrepreneurial State's powerful argument debunks long-held beliefs to reveal how the United States Governments is not the slow, bureaucratic behemoth it appears, but is in fact, one of our most exciting risk-takers-crucial to inciting the growth of innovative business, historically and today.

9781610396134 (pbk) 1610396138 (pbk)

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Entrepreneurship--Government policy.
Technological innovations--Government policy.
Research, Industrial.
Diffusion of innovations.
Emprendimiento
Emprendimiento --Política gubernamental
Administración de empresas--Innovaciones tecnológicas
Desarrollo industrial
Innovaciones tecnológicas --Política gubernamental
Investigación industrial
Difusión de innovaciones

HB 615 / M478e 2015

338/.04