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Economic Growth and the Ending of the Transatlantic Slave Trade

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This study is the first to consider the consequences of Britain's abolition of the Atlantic slave trade for British imperial expansion and the world economy. It argues that the British led the way in ending that trade just when it was beginning to be important for the world economy, when there was a great need for labour around the world, and shows that Britain's control of the slave trade and great reliance on slave labour had played a major role in its empire's rise to world economic dominance. Contesting the view that Britain stood to benefit from the abolition of the slave trade, the author shows that British economic expansion was hindered greatly as a result.

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  • Eltis, David, 1987. "Economic Growth and the Ending of the Transatlantic Slave Trade," OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press, number 9780195041354.
    • Handle: RePEc:oxp:obooks:9780195041354
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    1. Jose Miguel Sanjuan‐Marroquin & Martin Rodrigo‐Alharilla, 2024. "‘No commercial activity leaves greater benefit’: The profitability of the Cuban‐based slave trade during the first half of the nineteenth century," Economic History Review, Economic History Society, vol. 77(1), pages 268-287, February.
    2. Christopher David Absell, 2023. "British slave emancipation and the demand for Brazilian sugar," Cliometrica, Springer;Cliometric Society (Association Francaise de Cliométrie), vol. 17(1), pages 125-154, January.
    3. Gavin Wright, 2020. "Slavery and Anglo‐American capitalism revisited," Economic History Review, Economic History Society, vol. 73(2), pages 353-383, May.
    4. Whatley, Warren C., 2018. "The gun-slave hypothesis and the 18th century British slave trade," Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier, vol. 67(C), pages 80-104.
    5. Mark Dincecco & James Fenske & Massimiliano Gaetano Onorato, 2019. "Is Africa Different? Historical Conflict and State Development," Economic History of Developing Regions, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 34(2), pages 209-250, May.
    6. Klas Rönnbäck, 2014. "Slave ownership and fossil fuel usage: a commentary," Climatic Change, Springer, vol. 122(1), pages 1-9, January.
    7. Whatley, Warren, 2012. "The Gun-Slave Cycle in the 18th century British slave trade in Africa," MPRA Paper 44492, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    8. Albin Skog & Örjan Sölvell, 2020. "The dark side of agglomeration, sustained wealth and transposition of trading institutions—the case of Bordeaux in the 18th and 19th centuries," Journal of Economic Geography, Oxford University Press, vol. 20(1), pages 67-91.
    9. Fenske, James & Kala, Namrata, 2017. "1807: Economic shocks, conflict and the slave trade," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 126(C), pages 66-76.
    10. Doina Dragoi, 2019. "Synthetic Indicators Of Economic Growth Results In The Context Of Economic Policies," Management Strategies Journal, Constantin Brancoveanu University, vol. 45(3), pages 47-53.
    11. Christopher David Absell, 2020. "The rise of coffee in the Brazilian south‐east: tariffs and foreign market potential, 1827–40," Economic History Review, Economic History Society, vol. 73(4), pages 964-990, November.
    12. Gareth Austin, 2008. "Resources, techniques, and strategies south of the Sahara: revising the factor endowments perspective on African economic development, 1500–20001," Economic History Review, Economic History Society, vol. 61(3), pages 587-624, August.
    13. Klas R�nnb�ck, 2015. "The Transatlantic Slave Trade and Social Stratification on the Gold Coast," Economic History of Developing Regions, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 30(2), pages 157-181, December.
    14. Christopher David Absell, 2023. "British slave emancipation and the demand for Brazilian sugar," Cliometrica, Journal of Historical Economics and Econometric History, Association Française de Cliométrie (AFC), vol. 17(1), pages 125-154, January.
    15. Fenske, James, 2010. "Institutions in African history and development: A review essay," MPRA Paper 23120, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    16. David Eltis & Stanley L. Engerman, 1993. "Fluctuations in sex and age ratios in the transatlantic slave trade, 1663-1864," Economic History Review, Economic History Society, vol. 46(2), pages 308-323, May.
    17. John Mueller, 2010. "Capitalism, Peace, and the Historical Movement of Ideas," International Interactions, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 36(2), pages 169-184, May.

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