#+title: Transportation develops as its own branch of production 
- tags :: [[file:20201212163538-circulation_of_capital.org][circulation of capital]] [[file:20201111222005-capital.org][Capital]]
- source :: [[file:literature/20201014222130-capital_vol_2.org][Capital Vol. 2]]
- relevant notes:
  + [[file:20201212164950-capitalism_develops_societal_infrastructure_to_reduce_circulation_costs.org][Capitalism develops societal infrastructure to reduce circulation costs]]

Transportation develops as its own branch of production in capitalism because
the movement of commodities is so important. This allows individual capitalists
to externalize the costs of circulation. Transportation itself is not productive
but serves in the production process.