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Can a bureaucracy be innovative, or is it destined to be a mere procedural obstacle? Challenging the widespread assumption that the State is slow and risk-averse, Professor Rainer Kattel (UCL) argues that technological and social innovation fundamentally depends on the design and quality of public organizations.

In this international webinar hosted by the Institute of Economics at Unicamp, Rainer Kattel presents the central arguments of his book How to Make an Entrepreneurial State. The debate, moderated by Prof. Renato Garcia, explores how governments can build dynamic capabilities not only to correct market failures but to actively shape the future.

Kattel introduces a brilliant Nietzsche-inspired analogy to categorize public organizations into three archetypes: “Camels” (classic Weberian bureaucracies essential for routine and stability, such as Singapore’s housing system); “Lions” (charismatic, mission-oriented, disruptive agencies like DARPA in the U.S.); and “Children” (experimental, learning-driven organizations such as Vinnova in Sweden). The key concept is agile stability: the ability of the State to maintain essential services while experimenting with solutions to complex crises such as climate change.

The event gains additional depth with commentary from professors Antonio Carlos Diegues and Marcos Barbieri, who bring the discussion into the reality of emerging economies. They examine Brazil’s challenge of rebuilding state capacities after years of institutional erosion and analyze the Chinese model, in which regional experimentation functions as a unique mechanism of accountability and industrial learning.

A masterclass on the new organizational design of the State—essential for understanding how rigid bureaucracies can be transformed into engines of development and public innovation.

Panelist: Rainer Kattel (University College London)

Coordinator: Antonio Carlos Diegues (IE-Unicamp)

Debaters: Renato de Castro Garcia (IE-Unicamp) and Marcos José Barbieri (IE-Unicamp)

[00:00] Opening and Introduction: Rainer Kattel and the Webinar Theme
[05:30] The Bureaucracy Dilemma: Between Procedures and Innovation
[11:16] The Concept of “Agile Stability”
[14:11] Organizational Archetypes (Nietzsche): Camels, Lions, and Children
[16:19] Type 1 (Camels): Classical Weberian Bureaucracy (Example: Singapore)
[18:04] Type 2 (Lions): Mission-Driven Entrepreneurial Agencies (Example: DARPA)
[20:54] Type 3 (Children): Experimentation and Learning (Examples: Vinnova, GDS)
[30:20] The Capability Pyramid: Infrastructure, Routines, and Dynamism
[33:09] Debate: Bureaucratic Challenges in Emerging Economies (Brazil)
[58:14] The Case of China: Regional Experimentation as Accountability

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Date: October 10th.