Rethinking Capitalism undergraduate module
Week 10 academic lecture: Capitalism, technology and innovation by Carlota Perez

The impact of technology on employment and that of environmental goals on growth are at the top of the political agenda. This week’s session will look at these issues and how innovation can be nurtured by mission-oriented action on the part of both state and business. The lecture will examine how society has assimilated and shaped equivalent challenges in previous technological revolutions, and examine the potential directions that are being explored today.

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The Rethinking Capitalism undergraduate module provides students with a critical perspective on these ‘grand-challenges’ and introduces them to new approaches to economics and policy which challenge standard thinking.

The module draws on the book “Rethinking Capitalism”, edited by Mariana Mazzucato (Director of IIPP) and Michael Jacobs (Visiting fellow in the UCL School of Public Policy). It features guest academic lectures from some of the chapter authors. These academic lectures are combined with presentations by policy makers working at the frontline of the issues under discussion, including from the Bank of England, the UK Treasury and government departments dealing with innovation and climate change.