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100			_aWeitzer, Ronald _9297995
245			_aLegalizing prostitution: from illicit vice to lawful business
260			_aNew York _bNew York : New York University Press _c2012
300			_axii, 284p. _bIncludes bibliographical references, notes and index
520			_aSome towns in Nevada have legal brothels where sex can be bought lawfully, yet in Las Vegas, prostitutes and their patrons are regularly prosecuted for exchanging sex for money, just as they are elsewhere in the United States. While sex work has long been controversial, it has become even more contested over the past decade as laws, policies, and enforcement practices have become more repressive in many nations, partly as a result of the ascendancy of interest groups committed to the total abolition of the sex industry. Legalizing Prostitution maps out the current terrain. Using America as a backdrop, Weitzer draws on extensive field research in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany to illustrate alternatives to American-style criminalization and marginalization of sex workers. These cases are then used to develop a roster of "best practices" that can serve as a model for other nations considering legalization. Legalizing Prostitution provides a theoretically grounded comparative analysis of political dynamics, policy outcomes, and red-light landscapes in nations where prostitution has been legalized and regulated by the government, presenting a rich and novel portrait of the multifaceted world of legal sex for sale"--Provided by publisher.
650			_aProstitution-United States _9751755
650			_aProstitution-Law and legislation _9751756
650			_aProstitution-Belgium-Case studies _9751757
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