The Sex Economy

Author:   Dr Monica O'Connor (University College Dublin)
Publisher:   Agenda Publishing
ISBN:  

9781788210126


Pages:   144
Publication Date:   30 November 2018
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Dr Monica O'Connor (University College Dublin)
Publisher:   Agenda Publishing
Imprint:   Agenda Publishing
ISBN:  

9781788210126


ISBN 10:   1788210123
Pages:   144
Publication Date:   30 November 2018
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Foreword by Series Editors Introduction 1. The valorization of individual choice and agency in women's entry into prostitution 2. The commodification of the body: a disembodied service 3. Consumer demand 4. Regulating sex markets 5. The moral limits of markets

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This is a clearly written and thorough examination of the evidence and arguments advanced by academics who justify and rationalise the free market view of sex work. O'Connor is scrupulously fair to these academics and allows for the full articulation of their arguments ... Her conclusion is clear: sex work is not just another business, which can be regulated and endorsed like any other part of the market economy. Legalised prostitution is an activity which promotes crime, is inherently harmful to the women involved and crucially reduces the status of women in society.


This is a clearly written and thorough examination of the evidence and arguments advanced by academics who justify and rationalise the free market view of sex work. O'Connor is scrupulously fair to these academics and allows for the full articulation of their arguments ... Her conclusion is clear: sex work is not just another business, which can be regulated and endorsed like any other part of the market economy. Legalised prostitution is an activity which promotes crime, is inherently harmful to the women involved and crucially reduces the status of women in society. -- Dublin Review of Books


This is a clearly written and thorough examination of the evidence and arguments advanced by academics who justify and rationalise the free market view of sex work. O’Connor is scrupulously fair to these academics and allows for the full articulation of their arguments ... Her conclusion is clear: sex work is not just another business, which can be regulated and endorsed like any other part of the market economy. Legalised prostitution is an activity which promotes crime, is inherently harmful to the women involved and crucially reduces the status of women in society. -- Dublin Review of Books


Author Information

Monica O'Connor is Senior Researcher on the Sexual Exploitation Research Project in the School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice at University College Dublin. She is also a Research Fellow at WiSE Centre for Economic Justice, Glasgow Caledonian University.

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