The sex industry, human trafficking and the global prohibition regime: A cautionary tale from Greece

Trends in Organized Crime

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 379-409

  Papanicolaou, Georgios ^a  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Global prohibition regimes; Greece; Illegal migration; Informal economy; Prostitution; Trafficking for sexual exploitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864071554     PISSN: 10844791     EISSN: 19364830     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12117-008-9048-7     Document Type: Article

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