A Market Analysis of Human Trafficking Systems

Authors

Dwayne Ball, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow
Julie Pennington, University of Wisconsin – Eau ClaireFollow
Ronald Hampton, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow
Anh Nguyen, International Organization for Migration, UkraineFollow

Date of this Version

10-2010

Document Type

Article

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Presented at Second Annual Interdisciplinary Conference on Human Trafficking, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2010.
Copyright 2010 Dwayne Ball, Julie Pennington, Ronald Hampton, and Anh Nguyen.

Abstract

IF YOU UNDERSTAND A MARKETING SYSTEM, YOU CAN UNDERSTAND HOW TO DISRUPT IT.
HUMAN TRAFFICKING AS A MARKETING SYSTEM

Environments in which it operates

Boundaries
physical
in terms of its inputs and outputs

Nodes at which the “product” is
recruited
transported
transformed
exploited
disposed of

Roles of various players
Exchanges
Profit allocations
Structures; governance
Ownership flows
Dynamic mutability
Outcomes to all involved and society as a whole

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