Sex trafficking and the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games: Perceptions and preventative measures

Tourism Management

Volumn 36, Issue , 2013, Pages 613-628

  Matheson, Catherine M ^a   Finkel, Rebecca ^a  

^a QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human rights; Preventative measures; Sex trafficking; Sport events

Indexed keywords

HUMAN RIGHTS; OLYMPIC GAMES; PERCEPTION; STAKEHOLDER; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TRAFFICKING;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; VANCOUVER [BRITISH COLUMBIA];

EID: 85027927505     PISSN: 02615177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2012.08.004     Document Type: Article

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