But more land and fewer workers means less starvation and malnutrition, which were major concerns back then, effectively raising the living standard. When the p

But more land and fewer workers means less starvation and malnutrition, which were major concerns back then, effectively raising the living standard. When the primary source of wealth is land, you can only have so many workers until all the usable land is gone. In a service and manufacturing based industry, this is far less of a concern.