Quote Originally Posted by Rob Wright View Post
While not completely similar, economics were a factor in the border clearances, the border clearances can be seen as a precursor of the large scale displacement that came in the centuries after.


Rob
The only economics involved was who was stealing from whom. The troublesome border clans were a political issue addressed by James when he took over in London as part of the unification of his kingdom. The "borders" were re-named the "middle shires" and the troublemakers ruthlessly suppressed to bring peace to the area.