{"product_id":"prostitution-politics-policy-roger-matthews-9780415459167","title":"Prostitution, Politics \u0026 Policy","description":"\u003cp\u003eProstitution has become an extremely topical issue in recent years and attention has focused both on the situation of female prostitutes and the adequacy of existing forms of regulation. \u003cem\u003eProstitution, Politics \u0026amp; Policy\u003c\/em\u003e brings together the main debates and issues associated with prostitution in order to examine the range of policy options that are available.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGovernments in different parts of the world have been struggling to develop constructive policies to deal with prostitution - as, for example, the British Home Office recently instigated a  1.5 million programme to help address the perceived problems of prostitution. In the context of this struggle, and amidst the publication of various policy documents, \u003cem\u003eProstitution, Politics \u0026amp; Policy \u003c\/em\u003edevelops a fresh approach to understanding this issue, while presenting a range of what are seen as progressive and radical policy proposals. Much of the debate around prostitution has been polarized between liberals - who want prostitution decriminalized, normalized and humanized - and conservatives - who have argued that prostitution should be abolished. But, drawing on a wide range of international literature, and providing an overview that is both accessible to students and relevant to policy makers and practitioners, Roger Matthews proposes a form of radical realism that is irreducible to either of these two positions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roger Matthews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415459168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415459167\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge Cavendish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 170\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.44d","brand":"Roger Matthews","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064922779903,"sku":"9780415459167","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5fc54c25-5d3a-4a52-bc0d-b0dd118fc360.jpg?v=1768671943","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/prostitution-politics-policy-roger-matthews-9780415459167","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}