The Mission Economy: Take off or failure to launch?

Part 2: Australia and the mission economy

A leading group of western thinkers believe that free-market capitalism is in crisis. Influential economist Marianna Mazzucato’s answer is for governments to think big and act big, by setting ‘moon-shot’ missions and shaping markets towards achieving them.

Part 1 explored the case for change. It found growing evidence of a dark side to ‘pure’ free-market capitalism. The question was less whether a case exists for change, but how much change and what an obtainable better model might be.