Tourism and the sex trade in Kenya’s coastal region

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 256-280

  Kibicho, Wanjohi ^a  

^a MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Africa; Commercial sex workers; Kenya; Kenya s coastal region; Tourism and the sex trade

Indexed keywords

PROSTITUTION; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; WOMENS STATUS;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 19644383560     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: 17477646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01434630508668556     Document Type: Article

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