Sex Work Matters brings together sex workers, scholars and activists to present pioneering essays on the economics and sociology of sex work.<BR><BR>From insights by sex workers on how they handle money, intimate relationships and daily harassment by the police, to the experience of male and transgender sex work, this fascinating and original book offers new theoretical frameworks for understanding the sex industry.<BR><BR>`Sex Work Matters is destined to become a classic in its field, offering fresh perspectives on romantic and economic taboos in the lives of sex workers. The future of research on erotic commerce depends on these powerful voices, informed arguments and timeless ideas.'-Tracy Quan, author, Diary of a Manhattan Call Girl and Diary of a Jetsetting Call Girl<BR><BR>`Sex Work Matters is an essential guide for anyone intrigued by how sex work is moving beyond the margins and into the center of the public square.' Melissa Gira Grant, columnist, $pread<BR><BR>`This volume makes a major contribution to understanding the everyday lives, experiences and perspectives of sex workers. It offers a rich body of evidence that shatters the myths that have gained purchase in policy debates in the UK and elsewhere Andrea Cornwall, editor, Development with a Body<BR><BR>`The book eloquently makes the case for the need for activist and academic collaboration in sex work research, and answers that challenge with brilliance and brio. The gauntlet has well and truly been thrown down.'-Jo Doezema, author, Sex Slaves and Discourse Masters