Sex Markets: A Denied Industry

ISBN-13: 9780415423724 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 112 str.

Maria Di Tommaso; Marina Della Giusta

Opis

Empirical and mathematically rigorous, this book provides a study of the economics of prostitution rather than focusing on the sociological and cultural themes. Using economic tools of analysis, internationally based editors have put together a theoretically informed volume that explores the supply and demand of prostitution. Prostitution is a globalized industry involving millions of workers and it is characterized by a high degree of inequality in working conditions (ranging from slavery to self-managed and legalized unionized employment), by different sub-markets and fully integrated in the productive system. Taking a provocative approach to prostitution, this book is a must read for students and researchers in the area of gender and economics.

Spis treści

Part 1: Studying Prostitution  1.1. Conceptualising Prostitution  1.2. Social Sciences and Prostitution  1.3. Economics and Prostitution  Part 2: A Reputation Approach to Prostitution  2.1. The Demand Side  2.2. The Supply Side  2.3. Equilibrium  2.4. The Market for Prostitution when Norms are Endogenous  2.5. Different Markets and Policies  Part 3: Empirical Application  3.1. The Demand Side: Clients of Street Sex Workers in the US  3.2. A Specific Segment of the Supply Side: Sexually Exploited Trafficked Women