The trouble with trafficking: Conceptualizing women's sexual labor and economic human rights

Women's Studies International Forum

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 261-269

  Limoncelli, Stephanie A ^a  

^a LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL ANALYSIS; GENDER ISSUE; HUMAN RIGHTS; PROSTITUTION; TRAFFICKING; WOMENS STATUS;

EID: 69649097919     PISSN: 02775395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2009.05.002     Document Type: Article

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