- Acknowledgments
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- 1. Introduction
- I. Decision-Making in an Uncertain World
- 2. The Temporal Order of Capitalism
- 3. Expectations and Uncertainty
- 4. Fictional Expectations
- II. Building Blocks of Capitalism
- 5. Money and Credit: The Promise of Future Value
- 6. Investments: Imaginaries of Profit
- 7. Innovation: Imaginaries of Technological Futures
- 8. Consumption: Value from Meaning
- III. Instruments of Imagination
- 9. Forecasting: Creating the Present
- 10. Economic Theory: The Crystal Ball of Calculative Devices
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- 11. Conclusion: The Enchanted World of Capitalism
- Notes
- References
- Index
Imagined Futures
Fictional Expectations and Capitalist Dynamics
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