Government and Not-For-Profit

In most developed economies around the world, public sector intervention is becoming more widespread. This not only includes new and stricter regulations, but even the state actively going back into business, as illustrated on the cover of an issue of The Economist, “Leviathan Inc.” The big problem is that unless people decisions in the public sector are drastically reviewed, economic and social progress will be seriously at risk.

What can a Portuguese prince from the Age of Exploration teach us about the search for leadership in an Age of Uncertainty?