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- It has eroded the capacity of the public sector to learn and to innovate on its own, by eroding capabilities within government; consulting firms have undermined democratic institutions and processes by facilitating rules that enable systemic tax avoidance; and they have inhibited efforts to transition to an economy that is more environmentally favourable.
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Feb 15, 2023 · The Big Con jumps between discussing any government use of consultants at all and public service outsourcing in particular, and draws heavily on media stories about money-wasting and scandal.
Apr 2, 2024 · In 2021, the consulting industry was valued at over 900 billion dollars. Its ninefold rise since 1999 is the result of rising reliance of states on consulting agencies. The authors’ thesis is that overreliance on consultancies harms public interest, disables governments, and threatens democracy.
Nov 6, 2023 · The confluence of incapacitated public sectors, corrupt politicians and consultancies has had dire consequences, for both democracy and economic development. For example, in the case of Angola, between 2002 and 2014 the revenues from US$500 billion worth of oil exports should have lifted all Angolans out of poverty.
Oct 10, 2023 · The Big Con: how the consulting industry weakens our businesses, infantilizes our governments and warps our economies. By Mariana Mazzucato and Rosie Collington Allen Lane, UK, 2023, 344 pp., ISBN 978-0593492673. Book Review.
- Mehdi Boussebaa
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May 12, 2023 · The Big Con successfully manages to fill this gap. Mazzucato and Collington provide a well-researched overview of the Consultancy Industry, its historical evolution into a central player in today’s economies, and its wide-ranging impact on governments and businesses, as well as elaborated arguments against this role.
Oct 10, 2023 · Book Review: The Big Con: How the Consulting Industry Weakens Our Businesses, Infantilizes Our Governments, and Warps Our Economies by Mariana Mazzucato and Rosie Collington - Timothy F. Slaper, 2023. Economic Development Quarterly. Restricted access. Book review. First published online October 10, 2023.
Mar 7, 2023 · The “Big Con” describes the confidence trick the consulting industry performs in contracts with hollowed-out and risk-averse governments and shareholder value-maximizing firms.
