List of Figures. List of Tables. List of Contributors. Acknowledgements. 1. Money, Power and Space: Introduction and Overview: Stuart Corbridge and Nigel Thrift. Part I: The Geopolitics of Money: 2. States and Markets in the Production of World Money: Sterling and the Dollar: Geoffrey Ingham (Christ College, University of Cambridge). 3. From Bretton Woods to the Casino Economy: Susan Strange (London School of Economics). 4. Plausible Worlds: Friedman, Keynes and the Geography of Inflation: Stuart Corbridge (Sidney Sussex, University of Cambridge). 5. Fictitious Capital, Fictitious Spaces? The Geography of Offshore Financial Flows: Susan Roberts (University of Kentucky). 6. Under Pressure: Finance, Geo-economic Competition and the Rise and Fall of Japan's Post-war Growth Economy: Andrew Leyshon (University of Hull). Part II: Money, States and Markets: 7. European Monetary Integration and the Distribution of Credit Availability: Sheila C. Dow (University of Stirling). 8. The Road to the Twenty-first century: The Myths and Miracles of Asian Manufacturing: Maurice Daly (University of Sydney). 9. The Pension Fund Economy: The Evolving Regulatory Framework in Australia: Peter Marden and Gordon Clark (Monash University). 10. Urbanizing Capitals: Towards an Integration of Time, Space and Economic Calculation: Michael Pryke (Queen Mary and Westfield College). 11. Stateless Monies, Global Financial Integration and National Economic Autonomy: Ron Martin (University of Cambridge). Part III: Money Politics and the Community of Money: 12. Restructuring Housing Finance and the Housing Market: Chris Hammett (Open University). 13. Vicious Circle: Financial Markets and Commercial Real Estate in the United States: Barney Warf (Kent State University, Ohio). 14. On the Social and Cultural Determinants of International Financial Centers: the Case of the City of London: Nigel Thrift. 15. The Battle of Bank Junction: the Contested Iconography of Capital: Jane M. Jacobs. 16. Money, Power and Social Movements: the Contested Geography of Finance in Southern Africa: Patrick Bond. 17. Oil as Money: the Devil's Excrement and the Spectacle of Black Gold: Michael J. Watts. Index.