Economic Progress

Capitalism's greatest weakness? It confuses price with value

Time for a check-up: Public sector workers like nurses and teachers are undervalued Image: REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

Mariana Mazzucato
Professor, University College London (UCL)
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Market value shouldn't be used to blindly justify inequalities Image: International Labour Organization, Global Wage Report 2016
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