women's movements, democratic states and the globalisation of sex commerce
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Outshoorn, Joyce > (ed.)
- Contributor
- Stetson, Dorothy McBride
- Publish Year
- 2004
- Shelfmark
- B6164 - B
- Thesaurus
- prostitutie, vrouwenhandel, vrouwenbewegingen, overheidsbeleid, wetgeving, Verenigde Staten, Canada, West-Europa, Australië, bundel
- Description
- This book shows how women's movements in Western Europe, North America and Australia have affected politics on prostitution and trafficking of women since the 1970s, asking what made them successful in some countries but a failure in others. It also assessess whether government institutions to advance the status of women have played a key role in achieving policy outcomes favourable to movement demands.