Argue from the three readings we have had so far to consider its strengths and weaknesses. Write about how Locke does or does not exemplify the commercialization model. Is Locke talking about capitalism? Where do you see that, nor not? How does Locke fit into either one or the other story?
The readings: Wood, John Locke ch. 5 , Ramp Hollow: The Ordeal of AppalachiaSteven Stoll introduction and chapter 1
Please do not assert which is right or wrong but how the readings either convince you or fail to do so and why, from within the readings themselves. There is no reason for you need to have certainty at all, no reason to assert one or the other. You can instead consider their relative strengths and weaknesses. The assessment and your thinking about both is far more important than taking a stand.