Mariana Mazzucato
Economist whose work on public-sector capability helps frame the essay’s argument about institutions learning by building.
PersonSources & confidence: High confidence
Checked 3 October 2026 · AI-assisted review
Identity and authorship relevant to this collection.
- Mariana Mazzucato — Directing Growth
Pages 11–12 discuss public-sector capability and learning through practical experience.
- Author — The Big Con
Joint authorship with Rosie Collington.
Confidence applies to the scope above, not every claim made by the underlying source. How confidence works
Co-author with Rosie Collington of The Big Con. Her Directing Growth working paper is the specific source linked in the essay for the argument that reliance on consultants can weaken practical learning inside government.
In the essays
- Your Country Needs Builders
Read the essay
Sources
- Directing Growth
Works
- The Big Con
Works
People
Record history
Catalogue source: knowledge/people/mariana-mazzucato.md
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