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Mariana Mazzucato
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Professor in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value, University College London. Author: Entrepreneurial State, Value of Everything, Mission Economy, Big Con. Founding Director UCL Institute for Innovation & Public Purpose
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Mariana Francesca Mazzucato is an Italian-American economist and academic. She is a professor in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value at University College London (UCL) and founding director of the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP). She is best known for her work on dynamics of technological change, the role of the public sector in innovation, and the concept of value in economics. The New Republic have called her one of the "most important thinkers about innovation". .. more

Economics 63%
Business 26%

Implementing mission-driven government requires more than adopting the language. It demands fundamental changes to how government operates: bold investment frameworks, institutions designed for delivery, and genuine cross-ministerial coordination.

Latest piece on the UK Government’s missions ⬇️
Closing Out 2025: Don't give up on missions just yet, Prime Minister!
Earlier this week, as we wind down for the Christmas break, Prime Minister Keir Starmer appeared before the Liaison Committee to defend his government's record.
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As we look ahead to 2026, now is the time to ask - is the point of our economies to generate higher GDP figures or create conditions for human flourishing?

Read our piece for Project Syndicate on how a mission for peace can unite domestic needs and global prosperity ➡️ buff.ly/Jv2ZeSc

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Want to help drive economic transformation from theory to practice?

I'm seeking a Project Coordinator and Programme Manager to help lead a growing team and a portfolio of work with governments.

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Economic targets like growth and debt are results of investment and innovation—exactly what missions create. They shouldn’t be goals in themselves. 2/3

One year since it announced it’s Plan for Change, the UK Government has seemingly shifted from missions to narrower priorities: cost of living, NHS waiting lists, debt reduction. 1/3

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Growth itself is not a mission, but a metric divorced from genuine purpose.

Peace as a mission connects domestic renewal with global responsibility – and serves as the potential engine for economic transformation.

Read more in our latest for Project Syndicate ➡️ buff.ly/Jv2ZeSc

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Read the coverage as today's cover story in Nation Barbados [images below]

A bold economic transformation requires an equally ambitious transformation of the state —with new tools & institutions to shape markets & direct growth.

Our new report with PM Mottley is the 2nd report as part of a 3-year partnership with the Barbados Govt to build & implement their 6 missions.

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Economic transformation requires an ambitious transformation of the state.

Our new report with Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley is part of a three-year partnership with the government of Barbados to build and implement their six national missions

Read more in the report ➡️ buff.ly/3Xk7nHB