Mazzucato, Mariana

The Big Con: How the Consulting Industry Weakens our Businesses, Infantilizes our Governments and Warps our Economies

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ISBN 13:
9781802060263
author:
Mazzucato, Mariana
format:
Paperback
publisher:
Penguin
language:
English
Publication Year:
2024
Pages:
368
Dimensions:
19.6 x 12.8 x 2.4 centimetres (0
Genre:
Business, Consulting, Nonfiction,
Condition:
New
Availability:
Item usually sent within 7 working days
£11.95

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The Big Con: How the Consulting Industry Weakens Our Businesses, Infantilizes Our Governments and Warps Our Economies The relationship between the consulting industry and the way business and government are managed today is a complex one. Mariana Mazzucato and Rosie Collington argue that our economies' reliance on large consultancies stifles innovation, obscures accountability and hinders our collective mission to address climate breakdown. The 'Big Con' describes the confidence trick the consulting industry performs in contracts with hollowed-out governments and shareholder value-maximizing firms. This phenomenon has its roots in the 1980s and 1990s, following reforms by both the neoliberal right and Third Way progressives. The consulting industry thrives on the ills of modern capitalism, including financialization and privatization, and has become a powerful force through its extensive contracts and networks. The authors contend that this has led to a situation where our best and brightest graduates are often redirected away from public service into consulting. Mazzucato and Collington make a compelling case for investment and collective intelligence within all organizations and communities, and for a new system in which public and private sectors work innovatively for the common good.

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