03500cam a2200445 i 4500 22790702 BJBSDDR 20250722095603.0 ta 220915s2023 nyua b 001 0 eng 2022044067 9780593492673 (hardcover) 9780593492680 (ebook) DLC eng rda DLC DLC eng pcc HD 69 M478b 2023 650.1/3 Mazzucato, Mariana, 1968- 35060 The big con : how the consulting industry weakens our businesses, infantilizes our governments, and warps our economies / Mariana Mazzucato and Rosie Collington. New York : Penguin Press, 2023. xiv, 338 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. "A vital and timely investigation into the opaque and powerful consulting industry-and what to do about it There is an entrenched relationship between the consulting industry and the way business and government are managed today that must change. Mariana Mazzucato and Rosie Collington show that our economies' reliance on companies such as McKinsey & Company, Boston Consulting Group, Bain & Company, PwC, Deloitte, KPMG, and EY stunts innovation, obfuscates corporate and political accountability, and impedes our collective mission of halting climate breakdown. 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. It grew from the 1980s and 1990s in the wake of reforms by the neoliberal right and Third Way progressives, and it thrives on the ills of modern capitalism, from financialization and privatization to the climate crisis. It is possible because of the unique power that big consultancies wield through extensive contracts and networks-as advisors, legitimators, and outsourcers-and the illusion that they are objective sources of expertise and capacity. In the end, the Big Con weakens our businesses, infantilizes our governments, and warps our economies. In The Big Con, Mazzucato and Collington throw back the curtain on the consulting industry. They dive deep into important case studies of consultants taking the reins with disastrous results, such as the debacle of the roll out of HealthCare.gov and the tragic failures of governments to respond adequately to the COVID-19 pandemic. The result is an important and exhilarating intellectual journey into the modern economy's beating heart. With peerless scholarship, and a wealth of original research, Mazzucato and Collington argue brilliantly for building a new system in which public and private sectors work innovatively for the common good"-- Provided by publisher. Business consultants. Asesores de empresas 440 Consultants. Consultores 6643 Consulting firms. Asesoría de empresas 25818 Collington, Rosie 35664 Online version: Mazzucato, Mariana. Big con New York : Penguin Press, 2023 9780593492680 (DLC) 2022044068 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK sba 120946 120946 0 0 lcc 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2024-04-04 0 HD 69 M478b 2023 00000177325 2024-04-04 00:00:00 1 2024-04-04 BK