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Exploiting West Africa's children: trafficking, slavery and uneven development
Author(s) -
Manzo Kate
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
area
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1475-4762
pISSN - 0004-0894
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-4762.2005.00644.x
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , meaning (existential) , power (physics) , human trafficking , relation (database) , criminology , sociology , political science , work (physics) , gender studies , economic geography , geography , epistemology , mechanical engineering , philosophy , physics , archaeology , quantum mechanics , database , computer science , engineering
This paper analyses child trafficking and slavery in relation to media coverage of West African children, international law and academic research within geography and development studies. The meaning and practice of child trafficking is examined in the context of related debates about child labour, exploitation and uneven development. The analysis highlights key differences between trafficking and slavery, thereby illuminating the varying forms of exploitation at work in different relations of power.