The British Academy doesn’t seem the obvious place to start a revolution. Nevertheless, Professor Colin Mayer is leading a research project there to rethink the nature of corporations and hence, potentially, capitalism.
He has a team of 60 international researchers and is engaging with governments, companies, investors and thinktanks around the world. He thinks the time is right to consider radical change and even investors are up for it as it will benefit them too. But are the 1% really going to let a revolution happen to create an economy that works for everyone? The Minttalked with Professor Mayer.
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