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skybrian on June 3, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: The Moral Economy of the Shire

Economies of scale become important when there are a lot of non-farmers to feed and farm labor becomes scarce. When labor is cheap and land is expensive, getting more food per acre is more important.

JumpCrisscross on June 3, 2024 [–]

> Economies of scale become important when there are a lot of non-farmers to feed and farm labor becomes scarce

Economies of scale are fundamental. If 100% of your labour pool is farming, you're going to get invaded.

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