A large economic or power disparity between the two may mean that there is not much difference between "coerced" and "bought". It is just like someone running

A large economic or power disparity between the two may mean that there is not much difference between "coerced" and "bought". It is just like someone running a sweatshop might be able to hire people for a couple dollars per day. The workers would be consenting to work at that price, but they are being coerced into it due to their own financial situation.