The author's unique perspective on the geographical and conceptual 'placement' of the banking industry is a compelling contribution to the contemporary debate about the industry. It traces the evolving links between the two, revealing how our notions of banking 'productiveness' have evolved alongside the shifting loci of banking activity. Unique combination of theoretical approaches from political economy and the contemporary literature on the performativity of economics An original voice in the urgent debate on capital and banking reignited by the current economic crisis Analyzes the social conceptualization of the nature - and value - of the banking industry Illuminates the contingency of economic ideas, shaped by mutable economic realities at the same time as giving form to our evolving conception of the economic environment