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Review of Research and Data on Human Trafficking in sub‐Saharan Africa
Author(s) -
Adepoju Aderanti
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
international migration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.681
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1468-2435
pISSN - 0020-7985
DOI - 10.1111/j.0020-7985.2005.00313.x
Subject(s) - population , poverty , citation , library science , human rights , developing country , human trafficking , political science , economic growth , sociology , criminology , law , demography , computer science , economics
The focus of the paper is four-fold: (1) to present an overview of the main features of trafficking its dynamics and its root causes in SSA; (2) to review current research on trafficking in the region focusing in particular on the methodology used and the extent to which findings of these studies can be generalized nationally; (3) to identify the ways in which governments have responded to human trafficking; and (4) to outline gaps in knowledge and suggest a range of research themes that could help enhance understanding of the dynamics of trafficking in the region. (excerpt)