The sex sector : the economic and social bases of prostitution in Southeast Asia.
Contributor(s): Lim, Lin Lean | International Labour Organisation.
Publisher: Geneva : International Labour Office, 1998Description: xiv, 232 p.ISBN: 9221095223.Subject(s): prostitution | women workers | children | Indonesia | Malaysia | Philippines | Thailand | legislation | comment | economic implication | social implication | demographic aspect | cultural factor | history | conditions of employment | income
| health | health education | case study | bibliography | statistical tableGenre/Form: ILO pubOnline resources: Abstract | Full text Summary: Focuses on the commercial sex sector's connections with the national economies of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand as well as the international economy. Describes the organizational structures and relations within the commercial sex sector and illustrates how increasingly complex and significant the sector has become in these countries. In addition to the national case studies, which include the results of surveys of sex workers, comprises chapters on child prostitution and legislation and policies targeting the commercial sex industry. Examines also some historical and social factors behind the development of the sex sector.Other editions:
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Focuses on the commercial sex sector's connections with the national economies of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand as well as the international economy. Describes the organizational structures and relations within the commercial sex sector and illustrates how increasingly complex and significant the sector has become in these countries. In addition to the national case studies, which include the results of surveys of sex workers, comprises chapters on child prostitution and legislation and policies targeting the commercial sex industry. Examines also some historical and social factors behind the development of the sex sector.
Also held in Japanese.
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