{"product_id":"the-modern-slavery-agenda-9781447346807","title":"The Modern Slavery Agenda","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eModern slavery is growing despite the introduction of laws to try to stem it. This is the first book critically to assess the legislation, using evidence from across the field, and to offer strategies for improvement in policy and practice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Timely and important… It is difficult to do justice to the breadth and depth of expertise, information and analysis in this densely packed book.\" Institute of Race Relations Weekly Digest, 22 May - 4 June 2019\u003cbr\u003e\"A truly thought-provoking collection of chapters on the recent journey the U.K has been on with regard to modern slavery.\" David Gadd, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books\u003cbr\u003e\"Combining diverse commentators dealing with 'modern slavery', this book provides a sweeping criticism of the UK response. Several years after the Modern Slavery Act was enacted, it's a timely call for improvement.\" Sasha Jesperson, Centre for the Study of Modern Slavery, St. Mary's University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEditorial Introduction: The modern slavery agenda: politics, policy and practice ~ Gary Craig, Alex Balch, Hannah Lewis and Louise Waite; Modern slavery in global context: ending the political economy of forced labour and slavery ~ Aidan McQuade; The United Kingdom response to modern slavery: law, policy and politics ~ Ruth van Dyke; Defeating ‘Modern Slavery’, Reducing Exploitation?: the Organisational and Regulatory Challenge ~ Alex Balch; Class Acts? A comparative analysis of modern slavery legislation across the UK ~ Vicky Brotherton; Child trafficking in the UK ~ Chloe Setter; Human Trafficking- addressing the symptom, not the cause ~ Kate Roberts; Still Punishing the Wrong People: The Criminalisation of Potential Trafficked Cannabis Gardeners ~ Patrick Burland; Modern Slavery and Transparency in Supply Chains - the Role of Business ~ Colleen Theron; Migrant illegality, slavery and exploitative work ~ Louise Waite and Hannah Lewis; The UK’s approach to tackling modern slavery in a European context ~ Klara Skrivankova; Conclusion.","brand":"Bristol University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49530094879063,"sku":"9781447346807","price":25.64,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781447346807.jpg?v=1731878050","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-modern-slavery-agenda-9781447346807","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}