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Acknowledgements
This chapter was written in the light of collaboration with Terry Babcock-
Lumish, Rob Bauer, Tessa Hebb, Lisa Hagerman, James Salo, Kendra Strauss,
Nigel Thrift, Adam Tickell, and Dariusz Wójcik. Linda McDowell and the editors
made comments on a previous draft. Funding for research related to the paper has
come from a variety of quarters including the European Science Foundation, the
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Rockefeller Foundation, the Social Science and Humanities Research Council 
of Canada, the UK Economic and Social Research Council, as well as financial
companies and related industry groups. None of the above should be held
responsible for my opinions.
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