# Transportation Mode Economic Effects

## Definition

The different economic outcomes that result from various modes of transportation, particularly the contrast between water-carriage and land-carriage in terms of market extent, specialisation possibilities, and development patterns. Transportation mode economic effects explain why some regions develop differently than others.

## Source Chapter

Book I, Chapter 3

## Context

Smith's detailed comparison of water-carriage (enabling extensive markets and full specialisation) versus land-carriage (limiting trade to high-value goods and preventing full division of labour) demonstrates the significant economic effects of different transportation modes.

## Economic Domain

Exchange

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