The Big con : how the consulting industry weakens our businesses, infantilizes our Governments and warps our economies (Record no. 14474)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 978-0241573099 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 658.460 |
| Item number | MAZ |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Big con : how the consulting industry weakens our businesses, infantilizes our Governments and warps our economies |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | United Kingdom |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Allen Lane |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2023 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xiv,343p. |
| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE | |
| Price amount | Rs.799 |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | 1. Introduction: the big con-a confidence trick<br/>2. What is the consulting industry?<br/>3. Where consulting came from: a brief history<br/>4. The outsourcing turn: government by consultancy and the thrid way<br/>5. The big confidence trick: consultology and economic rents<br/>6. Evading the risks, reaping the rewards: the business model<br/>7. Infantilizing organizations: when learning is undermined across government and business<br/>8. Colliding interests: consultancies and democracy<br/>9. Climate consulting: An existential threat?<br/>10. Conclusion: a government that rows so it can steer |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | There is an entrenched relationship between the consulting industry and the way business and government are managed today which must change.<br/><br/>Mariana Mazzucato and Rosie Collington show that our economies' reliance on companies such as McKinsey, Boston Consulting Group, Bain & Company, PwC, Deloitte, KPMG and EY stunts innovation, obfuscates corporate and political accountability and impedes our collective mission of halting climate breakdown.<br/><br/>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.<br/><br/>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 within 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. |
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| Language note | English |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Business consultants |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Consulting industry |
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| Personal name | Collington, Rosie. |
| Relator term | Co-author |
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| YUVA Library | YUVA Library | 27/04/2023 | 658.460/MAZ | BK01914 | 27/04/2023 | Books |