> In Tudor England the ever increasing demand for wool had a dramatic effect on the landscape. The attraction of large profits to be made from wool encouraged manorial lords to enclose common land and convert it from arable to (mainly) sheep pasture. The consequent eviction of commoners or villagers from their homes and loss of their livelihoods became an important political issue for the Tudors.[44] The resulting depopulation was financially disadvantageous to the Crown. The authorities were concerned that many of the people subsequently dispossessed would become vagabonds and thieves. Also the depopulation of villages would produce a weakened workforce and enfeeble the military strength of the state.[44]
From this my mind goes to the Highland Clearances [2] (and to America's Rust Belt and England's North).
In both cases, capitalists were more than happy to replace people with sheep, because that's where the profits lay.
The interesting thing about the quote above, is that it fits the pattern I mentioned, in which the interests of capitalists are not exactly the same as the State's.
[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enclosure#The_end_of_the_Ope...