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Inequality. Gender. Globalization. Corruption. Instability. These are factors we know matter when it comes to human trafficking. But does corruption work the same way in Cambodia as it does in Bolivia? Is it important for instability to be present with inequality to lead to human trafficking? Why do we typically see human trafficking flows in the same areas as migration flows? This book examines these questions by developing an integrated theoretical framework that draws from migration, feminist, and criminology scholars. Among the questions tackled by Sarah Hupp Williamson in this book are the following: How did the emergence of global economic policies from international financial institutions like the IMF and World Bank contribute to the emergence of these conditions? How do these conditions combine in various ways in different countries creating unique pathways for human trafficking to flourish? What is the relationship that these human trafficking pathways share with migration flows? Using cross-national comparative and in-depth historical analysis, these questions are answered through case studies on Cambodia in Southeast Asia, Bolivia in South America, and The Gambia in Sub-Saharan Africa. The book argues that neoliberal economic policies imposed by international financial institutions contributed to the conditions which both drove migration and allowed human trafficking to flourish. Critiquing existing anti-trafficking policy, the book concludes that to truly be effective, anti-trafficking efforts must address the root causes creating these pathways that often place migrants in a context vulnerable to human trafficking. |
