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Economics - Innovation - Inclusive Growth - Public Purpose
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The Rise of Mission-Oriented State Investment Banks: the case of Brazil’s BNDES and Germany’s KfW
Mazzucato, M., Penna, C., SPRU Working Paper Series SWPS 2015-26 “This paper focuses on the rise of state investment banks (SIBs) as lead funders of mission-oriented innovation in various countries’ agendas regarding smart (innovation-led) growth, and not just fixers of ‘market failures’. The market failure justification for public finance fails to capture the active mission-oriented role… more