# Value, Public Purpose, and Capability

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Mazzucato distinguishes value creation from value extraction and argues that economic measurement can obscure collective contributions to innovation. Public purpose should guide how markets are designed and partnerships structured. Critics question selection, capture, bureaucratic competence, and attribution; her framework responds by emphasizing organizational capability, conditionality, transparency, and dynamic evaluation.