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Economic history

the argument, from Eric Williams, that slavery helped finance British industrialization and that abolition followed economic rather than moral motives.

In economic history, Williams thesis refers to the argument, from Eric Williams, that slavery helped finance British industrialization and that abolition followed economic rather than moral motives. This meaning comes from Williams (1944/1994) in Capitalism and slavery.[1]

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Williams, E. (1994). Capitalism and slavery. University of North Carolina Press. (Original work published 1944) ISBN 9780807844885

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