This study explores the role of slave desertion in examining the relationship between the 1731 regulation change concerning children's slave status, the institution of slavery, and Korean society during the 18th and 19th centuries. Using government registries and slave transaction data from Kyungsang province, the study finds that the 1731 regulation led to increased desertions and higher monitoring costs, ultimately leading to the replacement of slaves with daily-wage workers and the informal collapse of slavery.
Publisher
HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES COMMUNICATIONS
Published On
Oct 19, 2022
Authors
Heeho Kim
Tags
slave desertion
child's slave status
Korean society
slavery
1731 regulation
daily-wage workers
slave transactions
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