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Uncertain futures : imaginaries, narratives, and calculation in the economy / edited by Jens Beckert and Richard Bronk.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Economic forecasting.
- Capitalism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (346 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.
- Summary:
- '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.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- This edition previously issued in print: 2018.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-255275-9
- 0-19-186043-3
- 0-19-255274-0
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