A critique of the global trafficking discourse and U.S. policy

Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 57-79

  Desyllas, Moshoula Capous ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Feminist debates; Sex trafficking; Sex work; Social policy; Transnational migration

Indexed keywords

EID: 35948982157     PISSN: 01915096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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