Uncertain futures: imaginaries, narratives, and calculation in the economy

'Uncertain Futures' considers how economists visualize the future and decide how to act in conditions of uncertainty. Because dynamic capitalist economies are characterized by innovation and novelty they exhibit an indeterminacy that cannot be reduced. This book questions how expectations...

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Weitere Verfasser: Beckert, Jens 1967- (HerausgeberIn), Bronk, Richard (HerausgeberIn)
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford Oxford University Press 2018
Ausgabe:First edition
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Zusammenfassung:'Uncertain Futures' considers how economists visualize the future and decide how to act in conditions of uncertainty. Because dynamic capitalist economies are characterized by innovation and novelty they exhibit an indeterminacy that cannot be reduced. This book questions how expectations can be formed and decisions made in spite of uncertainty
Beschreibung:This edition previously issued in print: 2018
ISBN:9780191860430
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780198820802.001.0001