Productionist
Productivist paradigm leads to…
Ways to use cheaper labour (eg machines & chemicals)
Much productivity is about labour productivity
Not paying environmental costs, which only recently seen
as valuable
Concentration of companies in all sectors – whether
chemicals, machinery, seeds or chocolate, sugar or
retail, or GM.
Capital concentration leads to under investment in
“unprofitable areas” – eg hills and overproduction in
other areas – witness RASE “Soil & Water
Management” out today…all about “Cheap Food”…