Human Trafficking : Definitions, Data, and Determinants
This paper reviews the literature on human trafficking with a focus on understanding how it is defined and measured and what factors contribute to or constrain the prevalence of human trafficking. It finds a growing consensus among scholars on the...
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okr-10986-354452022-09-20T00:08:56Z Human Trafficking : Definitions, Data, and Determinants Winkler, Stephen J. HUMAN TRAFFICKING LABOR TRAFFICKING ORGANIZED CRIME COERCION MIGRANT SEX WORKER FORCED LABOR PUBLIC POLICY MIGRATION POLICY This paper reviews the literature on human trafficking with a focus on understanding how it is defined and measured and what factors contribute to or constrain the prevalence of human trafficking. It finds a growing consensus among scholars on the importance of distinguishing between coercive and non-coercive activity to prevent inflated statistics and misguided programs and policies. The paper summarizes the individual, societal, and institutional explanations for the prevalence of human trafficking. However, it also shows how imprecise definitions of human trafficking and a lack of data and analyses contribute to widespread uncertainty regarding the relative effects of anti-trafficking policies such as border and migration policies or laws on prostitution. The paper suggests several avenues for future research that could help clarify these policy debates and emphasizes the need for additional micro-level data collection and analysis. 2021-04-19T14:29:32Z 2021-04-19T14:29:32Z 2021-04 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/620341618252771497/Human-Trafficking-Definitions-Data-and-Determinants http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35445 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9623 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Europe and Central Asia Eastern Europe |
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HUMAN TRAFFICKING LABOR TRAFFICKING ORGANIZED CRIME COERCION MIGRANT SEX WORKER FORCED LABOR PUBLIC POLICY MIGRATION POLICY Winkler, Stephen J. Human Trafficking : Definitions, Data, and Determinants |
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This paper reviews the literature on
human trafficking with a focus on understanding how it is
defined and measured and what factors contribute to or
constrain the prevalence of human trafficking. It finds a
growing consensus among scholars on the importance of
distinguishing between coercive and non-coercive activity to
prevent inflated statistics and misguided programs and
policies. The paper summarizes the individual, societal, and
institutional explanations for the prevalence of human
trafficking. However, it also shows how imprecise
definitions of human trafficking and a lack of data and
analyses contribute to widespread uncertainty regarding the
relative effects of anti-trafficking policies such as border
and migration policies or laws on prostitution. The paper
suggests several avenues for future research that could help
clarify these policy debates and emphasizes the need for
additional micro-level data collection and analysis. |
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Working Paper |
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Winkler, Stephen J. |
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Winkler, Stephen J. |
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Winkler, Stephen J. |
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Human Trafficking : Definitions, Data, and Determinants |
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Human Trafficking : Definitions, Data, and Determinants |
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Human Trafficking : Definitions, Data, and Determinants |
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Human Trafficking : Definitions, Data, and Determinants |
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Human Trafficking : Definitions, Data, and Determinants |
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human trafficking : definitions, data, and determinants |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2021 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/620341618252771497/Human-Trafficking-Definitions-Data-and-Determinants http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35445 |
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