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– Mass production & economies of scaleMass production & economies of scale– Assembly lineAssembly line– SpecializedSpecialized
Post-FordismPost-Fordism– Economies of scopeEconomies of scope– Constellations of small firmsConstellations of small firms– NetworksNetworks– Flexible specializationFlexible specialization
Rapid switching among productsRapid switching among products Multi-purpose machines and workersMulti-purpose machines and workers New industrial districtsNew industrial districts
Labour force:Labour force:• 3.1% in agriculture3.1% in agriculture
Rapid gains in productivityRapid gains in productivity
Capital intensive agricultureCapital intensive agriculture
Structural Change in Cattle Production: The Big XStructural Change in Cattle Production: The Big X
Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture
Focus on Two Regions and a Single Class of CattleFocus on Two Regions and a Single Class of Cattle
Statistics Canada, Census of Agriculture
Agriculture and Policy: Why does agriculture have Agriculture and Policy: Why does agriculture have such a huge role on the policy agenda?such a huge role on the policy agenda?
c. 1928 collectivisation in the Soviet Union Sovkhoz: state farms
• really huge grain and meat factories Mechanization via internal combustion Chemical fertilizers/herbicides/ Pesticides/Pharmaceuticals Biotechnology
EcumeneEcumene
Settled area of earth’s surfaceSettled area of earth’s surface Arable land and some pastureArable land and some pasture Agriculture is geographically dispersedAgriculture is geographically dispersed Extensive land use relative to most Extensive land use relative to most
othersothers Intensity of land use:Intensity of land use:
• Labour to land ratio (person hours/acre)Labour to land ratio (person hours/acre)• Capital to land ratio ($/acre) Capital to land ratio ($/acre)