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While infrastructure is of course important, it must be part of a bigger vision. The point is not to simply dig ditches but to steer those investments towards transformational growth.

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Mariana Mazzucato
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: June 16
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The Eternal City
Mariana Francesca Mazzucato.
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