ES 301 Lecture 7: ES 301 - Lect 7

• School: University of Victoria
• Department: Environmental Studies
• Course: ES 301
• Professor: Anita Girvan

Document Summary

Esse(cid:374)tial pa(cid:396)t of economic development tied to land-grabbing. Capitalism: implications of labour, ecology, do not matter as long as companies can maximize profit. Shoes being made for profit, not to be worn. If you do(cid:374)(cid:859)t rise above and beyond, you will be s(cid:395)ueezed out of (cid:373)a(cid:396)ket, (cid:862)g(cid:396)o(cid:449) o(cid:396) die(cid:863). Nature being reproduced in the market survival of the fittest who can produce the most, the (cid:395)ui(cid:272)kest, (cid:449)ith the least (cid:272)ost. Those (cid:449)ho do(cid:374)(cid:859)t drink away/gamble away money end up with accumulation of money and capital they will now govern those who cannot think for the future (who are poor and can only offer their labour). The enclosures process where lands that are held in common are closed off and privatized. People can only do labour as a way to survive. Not only for production of class but for production of gender. Low wage so that surplus labour benefits producer.