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References should be indicated in the typescript by giving the author's name and the year of publication as follows: Hall (1992) or (Hall, 1992). If several papers by the same author and from the same year are cited, a, b, c, etc. should be put after the year of publication. The references should be listed in full at the end of the paper in the following standard form:

Amin, A. & Robins, K. (1991) The re-emergence of regional economies? The mythical geography of flexible accumulation, Environment and Planning D: Society and Space, 8(1), pp. 7-34.

Forester, J. (1992) Envisioning the politics of public sector dispute resolution, in S. Sibley & A. Sarat (Eds) Studies in Law, Politics and Society, 12, pp. 83-122 (Greenwich, CT: JAI Press).

Oxford Retail Group (1989) Planning for Major Retail Development (Oxford: Oxford Institute of Retail Management).

Pickvance, C. & Preteceille, E. (Eds) (1991) State Restructuring and Local Power: A Comparative Perspective (London: Pinter).

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