TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION UPDATED WITH A NEW PREFACESuperb ... At a time when government action of any kind is ideologically suspect and entrepreneurship is unquestioningly lionized the books importance cannot be understated GuardianAccording to conventional wisdom innovation is best left to the dynamic entrepreneurs of the private sector and government should get out of the way. But what if all this was wrong What if from Silicon Valley to medical breakthroughs the public sector has been the boldest and most valuable risktaker of allA brilliant book Martin Wolf Financial TimesOne of the most incisive economic books in years Jeff Madrick New York Review of BooksMazzucato is right to argue that the state has played a central role in producing gamechanging breakthroughs EconomistRead her book. It will challenge your thinking Forbes