Opaque windows, hidden patterns?
A layered analysis of erotic-service traces, corporate structure and property ownership in Chinese-linked massage centres in the Province of Milan
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prostituzione, centri massaggi, migrazione cinese, tracce digitali, proprietà immobiliareAbstract
Finestre opache, modelli nascosti?
Un’analisi articolata delle tracce relative ai servizi erotici, alla struttura societaria e alla proprietà immobiliare nei centri massaggi legati alla Cina nella Provincia di Milano
La ricerca sui mercati indoor dei servizi sessuali presenta un problema di misurazione: attività potenzialmente collegate a prestazioni erotiche si presentano come normali esercizi commerciali e lasciano tracce incomplete e disomogenee. Lo studio analizza 198 centri massaggi della Provincia di Milano, definiti operativamente come collegati a soggetti cinesi, e li suddivide in tre gruppi: con tracce pubblicitarie dirette, con soli riscontri prodotti dagli utenti e senza tracce comparabili nelle fonti e nel periodo osservati. I gruppi sono confrontati attraverso indicatori relativi ai locali, alla struttura societaria e alla proprietà immobiliare. Le caratteristiche visibili risultano più indicative dei dati societari e immobiliari.
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