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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 can be forme...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Beckert, Jens, 1967- (Editor), Bronk, Richard (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Subjects:
Economic forecasting.
Uncertainty.
Risk.
Capitalism.
Risk
Prévision économique.
Incertitude.
Risque.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Reference.
Uncertainty
Capitalism
Economic forecasting
Electronic books.
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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.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780192552747
0192552740
9780191860430
0191860433