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The author would like to thank Wendy Carlin, Samuel Bowles, Hetty Marx, Eileen Tipoe, and Jordi Bravo for comments and suggestions that greatly enriched the Insight by making it gain in historical depth, content scope and pedagogical effectiveness.
