SOC101Y1 Lecture Notes - Democracy In America, Alexis De Tocqueville, Enclosure
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1 - people that worked the land, the habitant 2 - the people that managed the land, the lords The introduction of an urban population who have to sell their labour Land owners would combine parcels of land to create larger farms that the sheep live on. This would make the most out of ones land. This booted peasants off of land which they once lived on. Peasants would tend to relocate into newly formed towns and cities = urban population. They now have to find a way to support themselves They can no longer live off the land. Institutions must be established to ensure that social relations allow the economy to function. In feudal times, market questions (how much to produce/sell) fell on feudal obligations (how much did people owe to the vassals/monarchy/church). In a free market, all economic decisions are made by the market alone (how much to produce, where to produce, etc).
