[ExI] Markets and slaves

[painlord2k at libero.it]

Il 31/01/2009 2.52, Damien Broderick ha scritto:
> saw a tax roll for a Florida county, I was shocked at the value placed
> on slaves.   Five hundred dollars each was about minimum, and it was not
> uncommon to value some slaves at $1,000 or more.   This was a time when
> land could be purchased from the Federal government for $1.25 per acre,
> and in some cases for as little as 12.5 cents per acre.   One slave was
> worth as much as hundreds and even thousands of acres of land. >

In Mauritania the "slave" population is probably around 20% now.
In Niger is probably around 8%.

I suppose you can understand because is so difficult to abolish the slavery.

Mirco