THE BIG CON : (Record no. 202746)
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| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20260115122354.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781802060263 |
| Terms of availability | RM 72.00 |
| Qualifying information | paperback |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | PPAK |
| Language of cataloging | eng |
| Transcribing agency | PPAK |
| Description conventions | rda |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Edition number | 23 |
| Classification number | 658.46 |
| 090 00 - LOCALLY ASSIGNED LC-TYPE CALL NUMBER (OCLC); LOCAL CALL NUMBER (RLIN) | |
| Classification number (OCLC) (R) ; Classification number, CALL (RLIN) (NR) | 658.46 |
| Feature heading | MAZ |
| Feature heading | G |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Mazzucato, Mariana, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1968- |
| Relator term | author. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | THE BIG CON : |
| Remainder of title | How the Consulting Industry Weakens our Businesses, Infantilizes our Governments and Warps our Economies / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Mariana Mazzucato , Rosie Collington |
| 264 ## - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | [UK] : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Penguin Books, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2024 |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | ©2023 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xvii, 343 pages : |
| Other physical details | charts ; |
| Dimensions | 20 cm |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| Source | rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE | |
| Media type term | unmediated |
| Source | rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE | |
| Carrier type term | volume |
| Source | rdacarrier |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc. note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Title | 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<br/>Business -- |
| -- | Colliding Interests: Consultancies and Democracy -- |
| -- | Climate Consulting: An Existential Threat? -- |
| -- | Conclusion: A Government That<br/>Rows So It Can Steer... |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "A vital and timely investigation into the opaque and powerful consulting industry--and what to do about it There is an entrenched relationship between the consulting industry and the way business and government are managed today that must change. Mariana Mazzucato and Rosie Collington show that our economies' reliance on companies such as McKinsey & Company, Boston Consulting Group, Bain & Company, PwC, Deloitte, KPMG, and EY stunts innovation, obfuscates corporate and political accountability, and impedes our collective mission of halting climate breakdown. The "Big Con" describes the confidence trick the consulting industry performs in contracts with hollowed-out and risk-averse governments and shareholder value-maximizing firms. It grew from the 1980s and 1990s in the wake of reforms by the neoliberal right and Third Way progressives, and it thrives on the ills of modern capitalism, from financialization and privatization to the climate crisis. It is possible because of the unique power that big consultancies wield through extensive contracts and networks--as advisors, legitimators, and outsourcers--and the illusion that they are objective sources of expertise and capacity. In the end, the Big Con weakens our businesses, infantilizes our governments, and warps our economies. In The Big Con, Mazzucato and Collington throw back the curtain on the consulting industry. They dive deep into important case studies of consultants taking the reins with disastrous results, such as the debacle of the roll out of HealthCare.gov and the tragic failures of governments to respond adequately to the COVID-19 pandemic. The result is an important and exhilarating intellectual journey into the modern economy's beating heart. With peerless scholarship, and a wealth of original research, Mazzucato and Collington argue brilliantly for building a new system in which public and private sectors work innovatively for the common good" |
| 650 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Consulting firms |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Business consultants |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Consultants |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Collington, Rosie, |
| Relator term | author. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type | Book |
| Withdrawn | Not for loan | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Koha item type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perpustakaan Alor Setar | Pinjaman Dewasa | 21/01/2026 | 658.46 MAZ | A01900636 | 21/01/2026 | Book | |||
| Perpustakaan Awam Sungai Petani | Pinjaman Dewasa | 21/01/2026 | 658.46 MAZ | A01900637 | 21/01/2026 | Book | |||
| Perpustakaan Jitra | Pinjaman Dewasa | 21/01/2026 | 658.46 MAZ | A01900638 | 21/01/2026 | Book | |||
| Perpustakaan Kulim | Pinjaman Dewasa | 21/01/2026 | 658.46 MAZ | A01900640 | 21/01/2026 | Book | |||
| Perpustakaan Langkawi | Pinjaman Dewasa | 21/01/2026 | 658.46 MAZ | A01900639 | 21/01/2026 | Book |