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
| 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.
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.
