Download or read book The Entrepreneurial State written by Mariana Mazzucato and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Named one of the best books of 2013 by the ï¿1⁄2Financial Timesï¿1⁄2, ï¿1⁄2Huffington Postï¿1⁄2 and ï¿1⁄2Forbesï¿1⁄2, this debate-shifting book debunks the myth of the State as a static bureaucratic organization only needed to ï¿1⁄2fixï¿1⁄2 market failures, leaving dynamic entrepreneurship and innovation to the private sector. Case studies ranging from the innovations that make the iPhone so ï¿1⁄2smartï¿1⁄2 to the current developments in clean technology reveal the reality, whereby the private sector only invests after the entrepreneurial State has made the bold, high-risk investments.