Tools of Trust
Business Forecasting in the Twentieth Century
$124.22
- Paperback
528 pages
- Release Date
24 September 2026
Summary
How is it possible that economists generally fail to foresee recession, yet forecasting has never lost its appeal and importance? Using a combination of published scientific and technical literature, newspaper articles, as well as archival material from thirty-three research sites in six countries, Tools of Trust looks for an answer to this question.
It tells the history of business forecasting in the twentieth century, tracing the emergence and fundamental transformations of…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781009483230 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1009483234 |
| Author: | Laetitia Lenel |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 528 |
| Release Date: | 24 September 2026 |
| Weight: | 699g |
| Series: | Historical Perspectives on Modern Economics |
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Laetitia Lenel
Laetitia Lenel is Professor of Economic History at the University of Duisburg-Essen. Her research brings together the study of economic knowledge practices and economic history. Among other topics, she investigates the history of business forecasting and how societies have grappled with economic turbulence. For her research, she has received the Humboldt Prize, the Johann Gustav Droysen Prize, the Friedrich Lütge Prize, and the Otto Hintze Prize, among others.
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