7) The Economics of Slavery
Dec 24, 2013 ·
37m 20s
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Which American state was founded as a free labor experiment; which experiment was then abandoned for the more profitable model of human slavery? In this episode Dr. Mitton debunks the...
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Which American state was founded as a free labor experiment; which experiment was then abandoned for the more profitable model of human slavery? In this episode Dr. Mitton debunks the theory that slavery was an unprofitable enterprise in the era of industrialized capitalism and free labor markets. By 1860, far from declining, American slavery was surging as a profitable business model.
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| Author | Andy Rasmussen |
| Organization | Andy Rasmussen |
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