Attracting investment in pre-capitalist systems was difficult because unless a potential investor was a member of the ruling class, they would struggle to get a return on investment before it was claimed by some Lord whose land it was developed on.

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it was difficult to attract investment in the first place because again unless a potential investor was a member of the ruling class they would struggle to get a return on their investment before it was just claimed by some Lord whose land it was developed on

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