from illicit vice to lawful business
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Weitzer, Ronald
- Publish Year
- 2011
- Shelfmark
- WER 38 2011 - B
- Thesaurus
- prostitutie, prostituees, wetgeving, België, Duitsland, Nederland, Verenigde Staten
- Description
- Using America as a backdrop, the author draws on field research in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany to illustrate alternatives to American-style criminalization and marginalization of sex workers. These cases are then used to develop a roster of ‘best practices’ that can serve as a model for other nations considering legalization. This publication provides a theoretically grounded comparative analysis of political dynamics, policy outcomes, and red-light landscapes in nations where prostitution has been legalized and regulated by the government.