He goes on to argue that time–space convergence and distanciation are results of the expansion of capitalist relations of production across the globe. Given that ‘time is money’, capitalists are constantly seeking ways to speed up the circuit of capital to reduce the ‘turnover time of capital’ – the amount of time it takes to convert investment into a profit. This search for reduced turnover time has led to the development of technologies and policies which facilitate time–space compression. Barriers have been removed through neoliberal discourse and technology has advanced to make capital, goods and people as rapidly transportable as possible. He notes the following outcomes for example: