Some scholars blame capitalism for the prevalence of modern slavery. However, data reveal that it is wrong to blame capitalism for a problem that long preceded it and would likely be much worse without it. We explain why this is the case.

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捍卫资本主义：没有它，现代奴隶制会更糟

一些学者将现代奴隶制的盛行归咎于资本主义。然而，数据表明，将长期存在的问题归咎于资本主义是错误的，如果没有它，情况可能会更糟。我们解释为什么会这样。