I have some difficulty with Wojteck's association of feudal labour relations with labour abundance. I have always associated feudal (and other forms of 'unfree' labour) with labour shortage. to be blunt, the ruling class imposes 'unfree' labour bondage because 'free' labour is too expensive. for references see Evsey Domar, "The Causes of Slavery or Serfdom: a Hypothesis," *J of Ec History*, march 1970: or my article on the subject, "Land Tenure and Economic Development: a comparison of Upper and Lower Canada", *J of Canadian Studies*, May 1974. Nasvidinje, Paul Phillips, Economics, University College University of Manitoba
