Mission-Driven Economic Actors for a New European Era
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Underpinning Europe’s strategic autonomy quest is the idea of mission-driven economic actors – entities expressly designed to achieve transformational objectives in the public interest.
European policymakers and thinkers are increasingly inspired by the concept of the “entrepreneurial state” and mission-oriented innovation (championed by economists like Mariana Mazzucato), which argues that bold public missions can drive growth and technological breakthroughs. In the context of strategic autonomy, this means creating or repurposing institutions that can marshal resources, talent, and innovation towards Europe’s most critical strategic needs.
Key questions this report answers
- What are mission-driven economic actors, and how are they designed to achieve transformational objectives in the public interest?
- How does Mariana Mazzucato's concept of the entrepreneurial state and mission-oriented innovation inform Europe's strategic autonomy agenda?
- How might creating or repurposing institutions marshal resources, talent, and innovation toward Europe's most critical strategic needs?
- What governance and accountability risks arise in building mission-driven actors to pursue bold public missions?
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