GEOG 130 Lecture Notes - Civilian Conservation Corps, Corn Belt, Vertical Integration
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Geog 130 (6/12: production of corn belt by organic composition of capital" via consolidation of means of production, subsidies for farmers keeping prices artificially high & constant surpluses/ overproduction. Ccc (civilian conservation corps) during new deal: transformations in chicken industry comparable to just-in-time industries by moving cost of production to farmers (emphasis on buying inputs from corporations). Production contracts w/ growers, inability to keep up with corporate production, consolidation of land by corporations. Agricultural crisis as a crisis of culture (berry) Food as cultural product thinking about problems as technological innovation. Tool (technology) becomes goal itself when too reliant upon it. Good old days or rural virtues of past, sentimental, highly unlocalized accounts. Perceived continuity of ideal of country despite real variation. Backwardness, ignorance vs. noise, worliness, ambition (built/achieved through. The (ever-receding) past vs. the (ever-unrealizable) future - progress, effort) improvement. Large landowners (luxurious/speculative) - yeoman farmers (small owners) -
