Legalizing Prostitution : : From Illicit Vice to Lawful Business / / Ronald Weitzer.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Weitzer, Ronald,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2011]; ©2011
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource :; 23 black and white illustrations

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. At the same time, however, several other nations have recently decriminalized prostitution.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 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.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Preface -- Part I. Sex Work -- 1. Understanding Prostitution -- 2. Indoor Prostitution -- Part II. Policies -- 3. American Policies and Trends -- 4. Legal Prostitution -- Part III. Case Studies -- 5. Antwerp and Frankfurt -- 6. Amsterdam -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author