Mariana Mazzucato Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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UCL Professor, Director of @IIPP_UCL. Author of: The Big Con; Entrepreneurial State; Value of Everything; Mission Economy. 4 kids keep me smiling

World Bank: A Critical Analysis
Cheryl Payer
Read my latest article in @ProSyn w @Jayati1609. The new FIF proposal and broader G20 and World Bank actions on PPR cannot afford to deliver “health for some” – the wealthiest & most privileged. This is a morally bankrupt & woefully ineffective approach. https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/g20-world-bank-ineffective-approach-to-pandemic-preparedness-by-mariana-mazzucato-and-jayati-ghosh-2022-07
Paperback, 1982
$25.00$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
An Odyssey: A Father, a Son, and an Epic
Daniel Mendelsohn
Reading amazing book ‘An Odyssey’ by Daniel Mendelsohn (on Homer’s epic)!while on holiday on my favourite Eolian island…feels like I’m literally in the book…happily lost in the sea. https://t.co/6IBgDs32NS
Paperback, 2018
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Five Times Faster: Rethinking the Science, Economics, and Diplomacy of Climate Change
Simon Sharpe
This evening we're hosting the launch of Simon Sharpe's new book 'Five Times Faster: Rethinking the Science, Economics & Diplomacy of #ClimateChange ' @IIPP_UCL. Join Simon (@WRIClimate & @UNFCCC ), Prof. Chris Rapley (@ucl) and me from 17:00 BST. https://t.co/GSq4JNM6iY
Hardcover, 2023
$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Mission Economy: A Moonshot Guide to Changing Capitalism
Mariana Mazzucato
My book 'Mission Economy' takes inspiration from the moonshot programmes & looks at how we can apply the same level of boldness & experimentation to our societal challenges. Read more in my interview w @IEMA_Transform. 📖https://t.co/9mFiSTLyj9 Interview ⤵️https://t.co/RsUmzImIBk
Paperback, 2023
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
365 Ways to Change the World: How to Make a Difference-- One Day at a Time
Michael Norton
You can catch me on the latest episode of @krishgm podcast #WaysToChangeTheWorld discussing my new book #TheBigCon, co-authored with @RosieCollingto. 🎧⤵️@Channel4News https://t.co/6MDi8Va1ei
Paperback, 2007
$24.99$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Value of Everything: Making and Taking in the Global Economy
Mariana Mazzucato
Tonight @BBCNewsnight (10:30GMT) I’ll talk about how to use tax to not only redistribute income but create wealth more equitably from the start: pre-distribution not only redistribution. More on this in my book “The Value of Everything: making and taking in the Global Economy”.
Paperback, 2020
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Capital Order: How Economists Invented Austerity and Paved the Way to Fascism
Clara E. Mattei
Register now for @IIPP_UCL first event of 2023! I'll be chairing a discussion w/ @claraemattei on her new book 'The Capital Order: How Economists Invented Austerity and Paved the Way to Fascism'. In-person has sold out, but online is still available ⤵️ https://t.co/UmHGXfO1dq
Paperback, 2025
$22.50$11.25 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Gender Pay Gap: Understanding the Numbers
Fatma Abdel-Raouf
'The #GenderPayGap is wider than you thought' @ThinkGlobalHlth An important piece by my fellow Council member for the @WHO #Economy4Health - Dame Marilyn Waring. Read here👉https://www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/gender-pay-gap-wider-you-thought
Hardcover, 2020
$180.00$155.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
The Big Con: How the Consulting Industry Weakens Our Businesses, Infantilizes Our Governments, and Warps Our Economies
Mariana Mazzucato
I'm delighted to join the lineup for #HayFestival2023, where I'll be in conversation with @OliverBullough about my new book #TheBigCon with @RosieCollingto Sat 27 May | 16:00 BST | Tickets on sale now @hayfestival ➡️ https://t.co/Yc5ExPMx2k
Hardcover, 2023
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book