Transnational Prostitution: Changing Patterns in a Global ContextSusanne Thorbek, Bandana Pattanaik Patterns of prostitution, like so much else in our increasingly inter-connected world, are changing radically, as the investigations in this volume dramatically show. The question of migrant prostitutes in the West may be much debated, but it is little researched. This collection makes a radical break with the current media focus on human trafficking and the old habit of simply blaming the victim. What emerges is a nuanced and empirically grounded portrait of the complexities of prostitution across national boundaries today. |
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... economic equilibrium approach and the historical structuralist approach . Both these approaches are one - sided in their units and their levels of analysis and hence inadequate when explaining the complexity of contemporary migration ...
... economic difficulties . Rather that , in their own perception , they see no possibility of achieving social and economic advancement ( according to their own criteria ) if they stay in Thailand . Economic incentives are a common factor ...
... economic deprivation . This reflects the uneven distribution of economic opportunities that puts poorly educated people , like most Thai women migrating to Germany , at a disadvantage in building an economic existence or in satisfying ...
Contents
Sex Diaries of Tourists Returning from | 13 |
Male Perspectives | 24 |
Postcolonial Entrepreneurs | 42 |
Copyright | |
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