Send us a textIn this episode, Professor Jeffrey Sachs speaks with Dr. Mariana Mazzucato, Professor in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value and Founding Director of the Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose at University College London, about her new book Mission Economy: A Moonshot Guide to Changing Capitalism.Professors Sachs and Mazzucato discuss the history of public ambition embodied in the American moon landing and the importance of boldly reimagining the capacities and role of government to solve today's "wicked problems" and recover a sense of public purpose. The Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs is brought to you by the SDG Academy, the flagship education initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Learn more and get involved at bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org.Footnotes:Moonshot Apollo Program Project MercuryGemini ProgramPresident John F. Kennedy's address to Joint Session of Congress, 25 May 1961Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)Biography of Gus GrissomBiography of Alan ShepardSmall Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programDefense Advanced Research Projects Agency COVID-19 pandemicmRNA vaccinesNational Institutes of Health (NHI) Biography of Dr. Tedros Adhanom GhebreyesusBayh-Dole ActGilead’s hepatitis C drug scandalMondragon CorporationTrade and Labor UnionsFridays for the FutureEuropean Green Deal⭐️ Thank you for listening!➡️ Sign up for the newsletter: https://bit.ly/subscribeBCJS➡️ Website: bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org 🎉 Don't forget to subscribe and share your favorite episode with your friends! 📣 Leave a rating and tell us what you thought about this episode!

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