Acknowledgements

I am indebted to Philippe Aghion, Ken Alder, Margaret C. Jacob, Margaret Shabas, and Richard Unger for helpful comments. Fabio Braggion, Chip Dickerson, Hillary King, and Michael Silver provided essential research assistance.

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