Alys Willman

What's Money Got To Do With It?

Risky Behavior in Commercial Sex Work in Managua, Nicaragua

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Produktbeschreibung

When a client approaches a prostitute, he is rarely
interested in
buying school supplies for her children, and she is
just as unlikely to
be interested in the sex. Yet these material
exchanges are the
foundation of the sex economy. Indeed, if there is
one unifying
factor in the experiences of sex workers, it is fast
money. The sex
sector offers more money in fewer hours than
virtually any other
type of employment.
Fast money comes at a high price, however. Sex
workers face daily
risks to their health, safety and emotional
well-being. How well they
manage these risks has enormous implications for
their families,
communities, and society more broadly.
What''s Money Got To Do With It? takes readers to the
streets,
brothels and strip clubs of Managua to explore the
economic
dimensions of the sex industry. It describes, in sex
workers'' words,
why and when they risk violence and disease, and what
money has
to do with these decisions. Their experiences have
the potential to
change the way address key policy challenges related
to the sex
industry, from employment and human rights, to
violence and the
spread of disease.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm
• ISBN-13: 9783639156904
• ISBN-10: 3639156900
• Artikelnr.: 26443115

Autorenporträt

Alys Willman writes on gender, violence and illicit economies,
and consults for
various international development organizations. She holds a
Ph.D. in Public Policy,
and has worked with grassroots organizations throughout Latin
America.