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... See moreSince the industrial revolution, the interests of states and people have been unusually aligned. To be economically competitive, a strong state needs efficient markets, a good education system that creates skilled workers, and a prosperous middle class that creates demand. It benefits from using talent regardless of its class origin. It also
Those that thrive will have figured out how to make governments manage “free” goods in ways that are both sustainable and equitable.
Raj Patel • The Value of Nothing: How to Reshape Market Society and Redefine Democracy
“You don’t want the entire innovation system made up of DARPA, and you don’t want the entire innovation system made up of NIH grants, and you don’t want it made up of any one thing,” Azoulay said. “We want a well-tempered balance of experiments: let a thousand initiatives bloom, track their long-term success, and determine whether there are better
... See moreEzra Klein • Abundance
Entrepreneurs can provide collective goods by market means. Many already do so now in real world communities. Foldvary’s case studies show how the privatization of communities can result in new mechanisms for providing and financing public goods and services.35
James Dale Davidson, Lord William Rees-Mogg • The Sovereign Individual: Mastering the Transition to the Information Age
In the Entrepreneurial Age, it takes focus and clear strategic positioning for certain countries such as the US, China, Israel[300] and Estonia[301] to prosper in an economy driven by the multitude. Meanwhile other countries are still competing in a lesser league because they remain trapped in their focus on legacy industries such as tourism and
... See moreNicolas Colin • Hedge: A Greater Safety Net for the Entrepreneurial Age
American Dynamism: Supporting the National Interest | a16z
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But just as we see with the most successful entrepreneurs, the state could regain its effectiveness by sealing an alliance with the most potent party of the day, the multitude. Building this alliance starts by providing the multitude with what they want: fairness and quality at scale. And the problem is that instead of improving, the quality of
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