Rethinking Growth and Revisiting the Entrepreneurial State
By Mariana Mazzucato
From high-level policy debates and political manifestos to everyday news coverage, anxiety about economic growth is everywhere. In Germany, the government’s latest...
Health Benefits of Financial Inclusion
At least half of the global population lacks access to essential health services, and health-care expenses push almost 100 million people into extreme poverty...
From Trade War to Subsidy WarFrom Trade War to Subsidy War
To the dismay of many economists, US President Joe Biden’s administration has retained most of its predecessor’s tariffs and trade barriers. In fact, contrary...
Achieving Zero Hunger Is Possible
This year marks the halfway point for implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the ambitious set of global targets introduced by the United Nations...
Right Way to Intervene in Clean Tech
As Western governments face the increasingly urgent task of accelerating the transition to a low-carbon economy, the pendulum has swung away from a heavy...
The Multilateral Development Banks the World Needs
The world is literally on fire this summer. Experts estimate that another COVID-level public health threat is likely to emerge in the next generation....
World Bank Reflects Our Ambition
World leaders are all too familiar with the global community’s challenges — loss of progress in our fight against poverty, an existential climate crisis,...
Food Sovereignty Increases Food Security
If you are looking for an argument in West Africa, try asking which country serves the best jollof. While Senegalese can claim to have...
Coming Disruption of Animal Production
One day, we may look back on 2023 as the year when it became apparent that the gigantic industry of raising animals for food...
What Local Governments Need to Lead
Local governments are manning the front lines of our most important global battles – from managing severe weather and other climate shocks to preparing...
