Creators amid the predators: Review of The locust and the bee: Predators and creators in capitalism's future by Geoff Mulgan, Princeton University Press; 334 pages

Abstract

With so much churn in the capitalist world, it might be time to wonder if capitalism has failed. Geoff Mulgan's book is set at a philosophical level. He looks at the business world not only through an economic lens, but also from a moral and ethical viewpoint. At the same time, he keeps the thoughts and examples largely restricted to the world of business, except in a brilliant chapter in which he traces how monarchies have dissipated, making way for democracies, hinting at another "form" of governance in which the world of business could operate. Such attempts were made in the past, but they ran counter to the predatory tendencies of capitalism rather than the creative tendencies of capitalism. Read more at: https://www.business-standard.com/article/beyond-business/creators-amid-the-predators-113041100493_1.html