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The capitalist potato?
It鈥檚 no coincidence that the popularity of the potato in Europe grew at the same time as free market ideas, says Rebecca Earle, food historian at the University of Warwick. For the state, the potato meant power and productivity.
(Image: A raw potato next to a money note. Credit: Getty Staff)
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