Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. The Economy of Hope: An Introduction 1
4. Chapter 1. A Sociological Approach to Hope in the Economy 37
5. Chapter 2. Mercantilist-Utopian Projects in Eighteenth- Century Sweden 51
6. Chapter 3. Hope Turned Upside Down: How the Prospects for a Communist Utopia Were Dashed in 1950s Romania 77
7. Chapter 4. Hope and Society in Japan 97
8. Chapter 5. Is the Law Hopeful? 126
9. Chapter 6. When and How Does Hope Spring Eternal in Personal and Popular Economics? Thoughts from West Africa to America 147
10. Chapter 7. Obama’s Hope: An Economy of Belief and Substance 172
11. List of Contributors 191
12. Index 193