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International approaches to prostitution : law and policy in Europe and Asia

Geetanjali Gangoli (Editor), Nicole Westmarland (Editor)
What is to be done about prostitution? Is it work or is it violence? Are women involved in prostitution offenders or victims? Is prostitution a private or a political issue? The answers to these questions vary depending on many factors, including where in the world you live. This book provides a valuable, detailed international comparison of the laws, policies and interventions in eight countries across Europe and Asia
eBook, English, 2006
Policy Press, Bristol, 2006
Case studies
1 online resource (vii, 214 pages)
9781847421586, 9781281159755, 9781447302612, 9786611159757, 184742158X, 1281159751, 1447302613, 6611159754
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Introduction: approaches to prostitution / Nicole Westmarland and Geetanjali Gangoli
From the personal to the political: shifting perspectives on street prostitution in England and Wales / Nicole Westmarland
Prostitution in France / Gill Allwood
Prostitution in Sweden: debates and policies 1980-2004 / Yvonne Svanström
The Republic of Moldova: prostitution and trafficking in women / Kristina Abiala
Prostitution in India: laws, debates and responses / Geetanjali Gangoli
Good women, bad women: prostitution in Pakistan / Fouzia Saeed
Selling bodies/selling pleasure: the social organisation of sex work in Taiwan / Mei-Hua Chen
Prostitution in Thailand: perceptions and realities / Alyson Brady
English