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Liberation of the Serfs: The End of Forced Labour?

In: The Liberation of the Serfs

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  • Hans A. Frambach

    (University of Wuppertal)

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Forced labour and unfree living conditions can be found throughout human history in the form of slavery, servitude, hard labour, etc. Even nowadays slavery still exists: as forced labour by prisoners of war or prisoners in dictatorial regimes, coercive prostitution, or child labour. The absolute property right of one person over another evidently generates enormous profits (see e.g. Heinz 2005, pp. 306–311). Such institutions as SOS Esclaves, the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Anti-Slavery, the Committee for the Eradication of the Abduction of Women and Children, and a large number of universal and regional conventions on human rights and the prohibition of slavery demonstrate the continuing relevance of the problem of restricted liberty and provide reason enough to treat issues connected with the liberation of unfree people.

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  • Hans A. Frambach, 2012. "Liberation of the Serfs: The End of Forced Labour?," The European Heritage in Economics and the Social Sciences, in: Jürgen Georg Backhaus (ed.), The Liberation of the Serfs, edition 127, chapter 0, pages 33-41, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:euhchp:978-1-4614-0085-1_6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-0085-1_6
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