Date of Award
Spring 2019
Document Type
Honors Thesis
Department/Major
Criminal Justice
First Advisor
Dr. Timothy Schorn
Second Advisor
Dr. Bridget Diamond-Welch
Third Advisor
Dr. Carole South-Winter
Keywords
human trafficking, trafficking in persons, Ghana, Brazil, Indonesia, Cote d’Ivoire
Abstract
In a comparative analysis of case study, this thesis focuses on the literature behind human trafficking in Ghana and three other comparative countries –Brazil, Indonesia, Cote d’Ivoire. These comparative countries were selected based on specific criteria such as the country’s GDP, the literacy rates of each country, the country’s level of development, and the total population below the poverty line within the country. Case study analysis is the primary focus of this thesis. In order to understand case study, a detailed examination of case studies and misconceptions surrounding case studies was used to understand the literature behind this comparison analysis. Each country used in this comparison experienced sex trafficking and forced labor as the most prominent forms of trafficking. The implications of this thesis is to analysis the differences in human trafficking in similar countries. There is a limitation to this comparative analysis due to the literature only coming from the United States of America Department of the State’s annual Trafficking in Persons Report. In future research on human trafficking, this comparative analysis could be used to help find solutions to human trafficking in countries with similar GDP, literacy rates, level of development, and total population below the poverty line.
Recommended Citation
Miller, Erica, "Human Trafficking in Ghana: A Comparative Analysis" (2019). Honors Thesis. 56.
https://red.library.usd.edu/honors-thesis/56