Trafficking in women and children affects every nation on earth, and here researchers and activists detail the practice in over 40 countries. They describe the overall scope, practices, causes, possible controls and prevention measures, all of which require alterations in thinking of women and children as anonymous commodities. This introduction is followed by a series of case studies detailing conditions in Japan, China, India, Nigeria, Nepal, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova, Sierra Leone, the UK, the US and Croatia and a survey of training and services in American law enforcement agencies. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)