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Back To Zero: Rebooting Capitalism
The corona crisis has shown the importance of government as a guardian, protecting and supporting their citizens. What will happen when the pandemic is under control? Will Western capitalism return to its previous state? Will governments take the back seat again and let global giants lead the way? Or is this a turning point? A historic opportunity for a reboot, as Mariana Mazzucato argues when she writes that the Covid-19 crisis is a “chance to do capitalism differently”.
Mariana Mazzucato is a highly acclaimed professor and economist at University College London (UCL) and author of several best-selling books, including “The Entrepreneurial State: Debunking Public vs. Private Sector Myths” and “The Value of Everything: Making and Taking In the Global Economy”. She was joined by Hans Ulrich Obrist, Artistic Director of London’s Serpentine Galleries and curator of the galleries’ Back To Earth project which invites leading artists, scientists, thinkers and designers to come up with creative solutions for today’s global challenges.
Mariana Mazzucato
University College London
Mariana Mazzucato (PhD) is Professor in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value at University College London, where she is Founding Director of the UCL Institute for Innovation & Public Purpose (IIPP). Her highly-acclaimed book The Entrepreneurial State: Debunking Public vs. Private Sector Myths investigates the critical role the state plays in driving growth.
Hans Ulrich Obrist
Serpentine Galleries
Hans Ulrich Obrist is Artistic Director of the Serpentine Galleries, London. Prior to this, he was the Curator of the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris. Since 1991 he has curated more than 250 shows. Obrist’s publications include A Brief History of Curating, Project Japan: Metabolism Talks with Rem Koolhaas, Do It: The Compendium, Think Like Clouds and Ai Weiwei Speaks.
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