GGR100H1 Lecture : Jan 25, 2012 - LEC 3

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Historical geog: lec 3 jan 25, 2012. Lecture iii: industrialization and guns, shoes, meat & steel: Industrialization required 4 things: 1) labour force as in a population sufficient enough to create, build and sustain such a process 2) power as in animal power, human power, hydro power, etc. However steam engine and the use of coal were the most important power as it allowed for manufacturing to occur anywhere, it freed up the geography of production away from just coastal cities. Capitalist industrialization version 1: the rise of the corporation alfred chandler. Key elements of corp: 1) large labour force 2) complex internal structure 3) Large-scale workplace 4) capital intensive there is a lot of investment into the built environment. According to chandler: 2 big advantages of mass production and corporation: 1) Economies of scale: cost advantages gained by large scales production. Economies of scope: cost advantages gained by performing multiple activities.

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