Uncertain Futures
Subtitle: Imaginaries, Narratives, and Calculation in the Economy
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780198820802
Subjects: Economic forecasting; Uncertainty; Capitalism; Macroeconomics; Economics, psychological aspects
Description: 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.