Trafficking Chains
Modern Slavery in Society
Author(s)
Walby, Sylvia
Shire, Karen A.
Language
EnglishAbstract
Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND license. This book offers a theory of trafficking and modern slavery with implications for policy. Despite economic development, modern slavery persists all around the world. The issue is not only one of crime but the regulation of the economy, better welfare, and social protections. Going beyond polarized debates on the sex trade, an original empirical analysis shows the importance of profit-taking. Although individual experience matters, the root causes lie in intersecting regimes of inequality of gender regimes, capitalism, and the legacies of colonialism. This book shows the importance of coercion and the societal complexities that perpetuate modern slavery.
Keywords
Criminology; Gender studies; Political economy; Sexual exploitation; Social theory; Trafficking in human beingsDOI
10.47674/9781529232363ISBN
9781529232356, 9781529232363, 9781529232370Publisher
Bristol University PressPublisher website
https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/Publication date and place
Bristol, 2024Classification
Crime and criminology
Political economy
Social theory
Gender studies, gender groups
Human trafficking
Social discrimination and social justice