Re:The perpetuation of bonded labor in Pakistan
by specialist on Thursday December 26, 2019 @12:28PM
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Are you sure that Pakistan's system of bonded service is capitalism? Perhaps we have different definitions. I checked wiki, dictionary.com and there's no mention of slavery, usury.
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Re:The perpetuation of bonded labor in Pakistan
by 1996 on Thursday December 26, 2019 @04:11PM
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It's not capitalism, which is why I say it's the best thing that can happen in the future.
India has been slowly moving away from the license raj, and turning more capitalist little by little.
Re:The perpetuation of bonded labor in Pakistan
by specialist on Thursday December 26, 2019 @05:16PM
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Okay. I think I better understand what you're saying.
Reading the wikipedia entry on capitalism was a nice refresher. I am not an economist, so interpret as you wish: These farmers are not wage laborers. So capitalism doesn't apply. (Doubly so for sharecroppers, bonded labor, slaves. Obviously.)
My suggestion is in specific response to the observation that a financial fix would be impractical. I agree. So my proposal is to leverage Pakistan's Muslim cultural heritage. Jubilee's are part of the Abrahamic tradition, spanning Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. So maybe it'd find more traction where capitalism has not.