The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Was a Kind of ________ Migration

question 89

Short Answer

The trans-Atlantic slave trade was a kind of ________ migration.

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Definitions:

Tragedy of the Commons

A situation in which individual users of a shared resource act in their own interest, depleting or degrading the common resource.

Negative Externality

A cost suffered by a third party as a consequence of an economic transaction in which they were not involved.

Common Resource

A resource like air or water, that provides users with tangible benefits but is difficult to exclude nonpaying users from consuming or depleting.

Publicly Owned

A description for businesses or assets owned by the government or the public sector, often emphasizing their accountability and service to the public rather than profit motive.