TY - BOOK AU - Mazzucato,Mariana AU - Collington,Rosie TI - The big con: how the consulting industry weakens our businesses, infantilizes our governments, and warps our economies SN - 9780593492673 AV - HD69.C6 M399 2023 PY - 2023/// CY - New York PB - Penguin Press KW - Business consultants KW - Consulting firms N1 - Introduction: The big con--a confidence trick -- What is the consulting industry? -- Where consulting came from : a brief history -- The outsourcing turn : government by consultancy and the third way -- The big confidence trick : consultology and economic rents -- Evading the risks, reaping the rewards : the business model -- Infantilizing organizations : when learning is undermined across government and business -- Colliding interests : consultancies and democracy -- Climate consulting : an existential threat? -- Conclusion: A government that rows so it can steer ER -