El mercado de la prostitución femenina. Una aproximación desde el caso valenciano

  • Inmaculada Serra
Keywords: Informal economy, Offer, Demand, Business turnover, Diversity

Abstract

This article examines female prostitution in the Valencia Region, initially from an economic perspective. Combining conjectures, secondary sources and new primary data, the size of the market for sex is estimated, strictly in terms of traditional indices: women engaged in prostitution (the offer), clients (demand), the number of sexual services which are in practice made available annually, the level of business turnover. Through a process of extrapolation it is calculated that in the whole of Spain there are less than 100,000 women in the sector and annual turnover is less than 2,5 billion euros. These are figures which are much lower than those which are normally accepted as accurate for the purpose of socio political discussion (that is 300,000 women and 18 billion euros). The article concludes by reflecting upon the reasons for these differences and discussing intervention policies. It is particularly important to distinguish between prostitution practised under criminal pressure and that which is structurally generated.

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Published
2011-03-24
How to Cite
Serra I. . (2011). El mercado de la prostitución femenina. Una aproximación desde el caso valenciano. Política y Sociedad, 48(1), 175-192. https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/POSO/article/view/POSO1111130175A
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