Selling sex in the shadow economy

International Journal of Social Economics

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 704-716

  Sanders, Teela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business analysis; Regulation; Sex and gender issues; Supply and demand

Indexed keywords

EID: 51749110228     PISSN: 03068293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03068290810898927     Document Type: Article

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