{"product_id":"the-big-con-how-the-consulting-industry-weakens-our-businesses-infantilizes-our-governments-and-warps-our-economies","title":"The Big Con: How the Consulting Industry Weakens our Businesses, Infantilizes our Governments and Warps our Economies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThere is an entrenched relationship between the consulting industry and the way business and government are managed today which must change.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Mariana Mazzucato and Rosie Collington show that our economies' reliance on companies such as McKinsey, Boston Consulting Group, Bain \u0026amp; Company, PwC, Deloitte, KPMG and EY stunts innovation, obfuscates corporate and political accountability and impedes our collective mission of halting climate breakdown.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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 both 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. To make matters worse, our best and brightest graduates are often redirected away from public service into consulting. In all these ways, the Big Con weakens our businesses, infantilizes our governments and warps our economies.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Mazzucato and Collington expertly debunk the myth that consultancies always add value to the economy. With a wealth of original research, they argue brilliantly for investment and collective intelligence \u003ci\u003ewithin\u003c\/i\u003e all organizations and communities, and for a new system in which public and private sectors work innovatively for the common good. We must recalibrate the role of consultants and rebuild economies and governments that are fit for purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Allen Lane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780241573082\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen Lane","offers":[{"title":"Poor Condition — £1.08","offer_id":47909794807985,"sku":"SB-0241573084-C4","price":1.08,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/0241573084.jpg?v=1789448567","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-big-con-how-the-consulting-industry-weakens-our-businesses-infantilizes-our-governments-and-warps-our-economies","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}