In 1810 in the United States about 70% of the clothing worn was the product of what people made themselves, ie household production.
Yet by 1860 the advent of industrial capitalism had changed all that and household manufacture and what people made for themselves had been eclipsed by a 'market economy'.
And so it came to pass, step by step the Capitalist 'market economy' encroached on all the things people did for themselves, like brewing, baking and preserving, cooking, food preparation, washing, cleaning and even child rearing.
In the United States and elsewhere in the 19th century a substantial preportion of the populace buit their own homes with their own labour and local raw materials. And we all know what happened when the 'Market economy' took over in house building - an economic story that has yet to unfold.
Yet by 1860 the advent of industrial capitalism had changed all that and household manufacture and what people made for themselves had been eclipsed by a 'market economy'.
And so it came to pass, step by step the Capitalist 'market economy' encroached on all the things people did for themselves, like brewing, baking and preserving, cooking, food preparation, washing, cleaning and even child rearing.
In the United States and elsewhere in the 19th century a substantial preportion of the populace buit their own homes with their own labour and local raw materials. And we all know what happened when the 'Market economy' took over in house building - an economic story that has yet to unfold.
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