This chapter argues that the process of imagination is molded by the intersecting notions of space, time, and measurements. It shows that economic spaces are shaped by notions of particular space-time held by historical actors and by imaginations of their past and future fictional spaces. The case study of colonial period South Asia examines how financial accounting and other measurements were co-opted to give form to future "fictional" expectations. South Asian economic spaces are shown to be

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... he locus for control and dominance of future economic relationships, which were visualized in particular ways by the colonial rulers.