1st Edition
Foundations of Modern Slavery Profiles of Unfree and Coerced Labor through the Ages
1. The World of Coerced Labor; 2—Slaveries in the Pre-Columbian World; 3—Slaveries of Amerindians and Native Americans; 4—African Slavery in the New World; 5—West European Serfdom; 6—Eastern European Serfdom; 7— Russian Serfdom; 8—Chinese Feudalism; 9—Japanese Feudalism; 10—Indian Feudalism; 11—Latin American Feudalism; 12—European Indentured Servitude; 13—Indian Indentured Servitude; 14—Chinese Indentured Servitude; 15—Bracero Program of the United States; 16—Guestworker Programs of Western Europe; 17—Migrant Labor Programs of the Gulf States; 18—Human Trafficking around the World; 19—Forced Labor in Global Value Chains; and 20—Anti-Slavery Policies and Measures around the World.
Biography
Caf Dowlah, a former professor of economics with the State University of New York and the City University of New York for three decades, has most recently been an International Consultant for the Modern Slavery Project of the United Nations. He has also taught at the University of Southern California (his alma mater), the California State University-Fullerton, and the Otaru University of Commerce (Japan). Dr. Dowlah has also worked for the World Bank, the UNDP, the UN-WFP, and the USAID in policy advisory capacities. He has authored over a dozen books and over three dozen papers in refereed journals on international trade, global finance and investment, global value chains, and international labor migration. His latest book—Cross-Border Labor Mobility: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives—was published by Macmillan in 2020. He is also a contributory author to Developing Freedom: The Sustainable Development Case for Ending Modern Slavery, being published by the United Nations.
