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French economic - transformation held back by peasant agriculture - O’Brien slows introduction labour-methods in farming. Retarding growth of agricultural productivity - retard emigration of farming population in industrial occupations - slowing industrial expansion - if land holding capitalist system like England agric. - Productivity higher - industrial profits and investment higher - as agric. Productivity weakened income and market for manufactures, high industrial wages - weakened demand from abroad.

Idea that French economic backwardness due to small scale of peasant farming unexamined premise of scholarly and popular opinion - Bloch sees because greater protection royalty to peasants - Marx see English attempts to block Stuart attempts to block right to reclaim land - adverse effects on economic growth taken for granted - clinometric testing clusters around 3 manifestations:

1. effects on migration
2. effect on productivity
3. persistence and consequences of open-field farming

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