The Liberation of the Serfs: The Economics of Unfree Labor

by Jürgen G. Backhaus

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 capitalism. For this reason, Prussia was careful in implementing the reform, and did not rush, after seeing the Kingdom of Westphalia perishing under its crushing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1461400848
• ISBN13: 9781461400844
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 76 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.2"