It is also retained wherever the value of labour exceeds very much the value of the raw produce; and finally, in all the branches devoted to articles which are rapidly changing with the seasons or the vagaries of fashion.
Kropotkin explains that small industries thrive where labor value significantly exceeds raw material value.
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