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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2024

Margaret L. Boittin
Margaret L. Boittin
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York University, Toronto
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This chapter introduces the regulation of prostitution in China as a case study of law in everyday life. It presents China’s three tiers of sex workers, the state’s interests in the sex industry, and patterns of prostitution policy implementation. It shows how the study of prostitution and its regulation in China expands our understanding of state–society relations, and of sex work and its regulation across space and time.

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prostitutionsex workChinalawpoliticspolicehealthgenderstate–society relations
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The Regulation of Prostitution in China
Law in the Everyday Lives of Sex Workers, Police Officers, and Public Health Officials
 , pp. 1 - 36
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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  • Introduction
  • Margaret L. Boittin, York University, Toronto
  • Book: The Regulation of Prostitution in China
  • Online publication: 05 December 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316831946.001
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  • Introduction
  • Margaret L. Boittin, York University, Toronto
  • Book: The Regulation of Prostitution in China
  • Online publication: 05 December 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316831946.001
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  • Introduction
  • Margaret L. Boittin, York University, Toronto
  • Book: The Regulation of Prostitution in China
  • Online publication: 05 December 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316831946.001
Available formats
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