The Liberation of the Serfs The Economics of Unfree Labor

In Europe, the liberation of the serfs was a project initiated in 1806 with a scheduled completion date of 1810. It was obvious to those who planned the project that the liberation of the serfs involved a complete overhaul of agriculture as it was then known as Europe moved from feudalism to capital...

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Other Authors: Backhaus, Jürgen (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer New York 2012, 2012
Edition:1st ed. 2012
Series:The European Heritage in Economics and the Social Sciences
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1.Introduction Jürgen G. Backhaus
  • 2.Sold SoldiersJürgen G. Backhaus
  • 3.The Brandenburg TriangleGerhard Scheuerer
  • 4.Some Short Thoughts on “The Economics of Slavery”Thomas Straubhaar
  • 5.Emancipation of the peasantry in Lower AustriaGünther Chaloupek
  • 6.Liberation of the Serfs – The End of Forced Labour?Hans A. Frambach
  • 7.More Than Just a Production Factor: The View of Labour in the Works of the Norwegian Economist Torkel Aschehoug (1822—1909) Mathilde Fasting and Sylvi Endresen
  • 8.Forced Labor under the Gulag Regime (1918-1990)Nicholas W. Balabkins