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Mariana Mazzucato

Italian-American economist

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Argues in The Entrepreneurial State that governments have driven much innovation and should steer it toward public missions such as climate and health.

Mariana Mazzucato sits in the left-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: strongly state-led and slightly libertarian. The clearest positions are strongly state-led on economy, strongly nature-first on environment and leaning tech-optimist on technology. The profile is close to the middle on interventionism.

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Where Mariana Mazzucato sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyStrongly state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authoritySlightly libertarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentStrongly nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceSlightly peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning secular
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismCentered on interventionism
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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Political views closest to Mariana Mazzucato

Social democracyKeeps a market economy but adds strong public services, unions and progressive taxes to…99%Nordic modelPairs open markets and high trust with high taxes, strong unions and generous public…99%FabianismPursues socialism gradually through research, education and reform rather than revolution.99%Modern monetary theoryArgues that governments issuing their own currency can spend to reach full employment,…99%

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