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In international urban commentaries, the ‘Barcelona model’ of regeneration is often held to be exemplary. It is said that the repositioning of the city to capture new flows of capital and create new public spaces represents both economic and social success (Marshall 2004; McNeill 2003; Sokoloff 1999). This repositioning came about largely through policies of the 1980s that were driven by the hosting of the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games.