Name: The big Con: How the Consulting Industry Weakens our Businesses, Infantilizes our Governments, and Warps our Economies
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Author: Mariana Mazzucato
ISBN: 9780593492673

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

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

Type

Physical Book

Author

Mariana Mazzucato

Rosie Collington

Publisher

Penguin Press

Language

English

Pages

352

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

30.5x20.3x4.3 cm

Weight

0.54 kg.

ISBN13

9780593492673

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

A vital and timely investigation into the opaque and powerful consulting industry--and what to do about it There is an entrenched relationship between the consulting industry and the way business and government are managed today that must change. Mariana Mazzucato and Rosie Collington show that our economies' reliance on companies such as McKinsey & Company, Boston Consulting Group, Bain & Company, PwC, Deloitte, KPMG, and EY stunts innovation, obfuscates corporate and political accountability, and impedes our collective mission of halting climate breakdown. The "Big Con" describes the confidence trick the consulting industry performs in contracts with hollowed-out and risk-averse governments and shareholder value-maximizing firms. It grew from the 1980s and 1990s in the wake of reforms by the neoliberal right and Third Way progressives, and it thrives on the ills of modern capitalism, from financialization and privatization to the climate crisis. It is possible because of the unique power that big consultancies wield through extensive contracts and networks--as advisors, legitimators, and outsourcers--and the illusion that they are objective sources of expertise and capacity. In the end, the Big Con weakens our businesses, infantilizes our governments, and warps our economies. In The Big Con, Mazzucato and Collington throw back the curtain on the consulting industry. They dive deep into important case studies of consultants taking the reins with disastrous results, such as the debacle of the roll out of HealthCare.gov and the tragic failures of governments to respond adequately to the COVID-19 pandemic. The result is an important and exhilarating intellectual journey into the modern economy's beating heart. With peerless scholarship, and a wealth of original research, Mazzucato and Collington argue brilliantly for building a new system in which public and private sectors work innovatively for the common good.

Mariana Mazzucato

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Mariana Mazzucato (born in 1968 in Rome, Italy) is a prominent economist and author, known for her innovative analyses on the role of the state in the economy and value creation in society. Among her most influential works are The Entrepreneurial State (2013), The Value of Everything (2018), and Mission Economy (2021), which have been translated into several languages and widely discussed in academic and political circles.

A specialist in political economy, Mazzucato combines rigorous research with an accessible style, proposing disruptive ideas that challenge conventional notions about economic growth and innovation. Her work has significantly influenced public policies and economic development strategies globally.

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