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Prostitution, Politics & Policy

Matthews, Roger A. (2008) Prostitution, Politics & Policy. Taylor & Francis Ltd, 176 pp. ISBN 978-0-415-45917-4. (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:31743)

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Abstract

Prostitution has become an extremely topical issue in recent years and attention has focused both on the situation of female prostitutes and the adequacy of existing forms of regulation. "Prostitution, Politics and Policy" brings together the main debates and issues associated with prostitution in order to examine the range of policy options that are available. Governments in different parts of the world have been struggling to develop constructive policies to deal with prostitution - as, for example, the British Home Office recently instigated a GBP1.5 million programme to help address the perceived problems of prostitution.In the context of this struggle, and amidst the publication of various policy documents, "Prostitution, Politics and Policy" develops a fresh approach to understanding this issue, while presenting a range of what are seen as progressive and radical policy proposals. Much of the debate around prostitution has been polarised between liberals - who want prostitution decriminalised, normalised and humanised - and conservatives - who have argued that prostitution should be abolished. But, drawing on wide range of international literature, and providing an overview that is both accessible to students and relevant to policy makers and practitioners, in this book Roger Matthews proposes a form of radical realism that is irreducible to either of these two positions.

Item Type: Book
Subjects: H Social Sciences
Divisions: Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research
Depositing User: Mita Mondal
Date Deposited: 18 Oct 2012 11:48 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:09 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/31743 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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