Mariana Mazzucato: Government investor, risk taker, innovator

Why doesn t the government just get out of the way and let the private sector the real revolutionaries innovate It s rhetoric you hear everywhere, and Mariana Mazzucato wants to dispel it. In an energetic talk, she shows how the state which many see as a slow, hunkering behemoth is really one of our most exciting risktakers and marketshapers. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less). Look for talks on Technology, Entertainment and Design plus science, business, global issues, the arts and much more. Find closed captions and translated subtitles in many languages at Follow TED news on Twitter: Like TED on Facebook: Subscribe to our channel: