Imagined Futures

Fictional Expectations and Capitalist Dynamics

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, Economic Conditions, Business & Finance, Economics, Theory of Economics, Social Science, Sociology
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Author: Jens Beckert ISBN: 9780674545892
Publisher: Harvard University Press Publication: June 7, 2016
Imprint: Harvard University Press Language: English
Author: Jens Beckert
ISBN: 9780674545892
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication: June 7, 2016
Imprint: Harvard University Press
Language: English

Consumers, investors, and corporations orient their activities toward a future that contains opportunities and risks. How do these actors assess uncertainty? Jens Beckert adds a new chapter to the theory of capitalism by showing how fictional expectations drive modern economies—or throw them into crisis when imagined futures fail to materialize.

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Consumers, investors, and corporations orient their activities toward a future that contains opportunities and risks. How do these actors assess uncertainty? Jens Beckert adds a new chapter to the theory of capitalism by showing how fictional expectations drive modern economies—or throw them into crisis when imagined futures fail to materialize.

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