Designing Prostitution Policy: Intention and Reality in Regulating the Sex Trade
Hendrik Wagenaar
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Description for Designing Prostitution Policy: Intention and Reality in Regulating the Sex Trade
Hardback. The book offers a detailed analysis of the design and implementation of prostitution policy at the local level. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: JFMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
This book is the first to offer a detailed analysis of the design and implementation of prostitution policy at the local level and carefully situates local policy practices in national policy making and transnational trends in labour migration and exploitation. Based on comparisons with countries such as Austria, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Sweden, it analyses the policy instruments employed by local administrators to control prostitution and sex workers, highlighting more effective policies on prostitution, migration and labour exploitation.
This book is the first to offer a detailed analysis of the design and implementation of prostitution policy at the local level and carefully situates local policy practices in national policy making and transnational trends in labour migration and exploitation. Based on comparisons with countries such as Austria, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Sweden, it analyses the policy instruments employed by local administrators to control prostitution and sex workers, highlighting more effective policies on prostitution, migration and labour exploitation.
Product Details
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781447324249
SKU
V9781447324249
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Hendrik Wagenaar
Hendrik Wagenaar is Professor of Urban Studies and Planning at the University of Sheffield. In 2013 he completed a 3-year international comparative study of prostitution policy. He is a founding member of the COST Action `Comparing European Prostitution Policies'. He publishes in the areas of citizen participation, prostitution policy, practice theory and interpretive policy analysis. ... Read more
Reviews for Designing Prostitution Policy: Intention and Reality in Regulating the Sex Trade
A splendid, evidence-based analysis of policies related to sexual commerce and labor migration in Europe. Scholars and policymakers will find the book's findings of tremendous value as they weigh alternative proposals for regulating commercial sex. Ronald Weitzer, George Washington University, USA