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Exploring Differences Between Countries

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Comparative analysis in this chapter helps to determine which countries are most successful in establishing anti-trafficking measures. As the reader will see, country-level anti-trafficking enforcement is explained by liberal democracy, social movement activity, and legal regulation of prostitution.

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Ravlik, M. (2020). Exploring Differences Between Countries. In: The Fight against Human Trafficking. Palgrave Pivot, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33204-4_5

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