Retailing and the regulatory state: a case study of lap dancing clubs in the UK
International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management
ISSN: 0959-0552
Article publication date: 1 April 2003
Abstract
During the past decade research into retail regulation has become one of the key themes in the “new retail geography” but most of the work in this genre has been focussed on the retailing of goods and more particularly on food retailing. This paper is based in the retail services sector and provides a case study of local authority regulation of lap dancing clubs within the UK. The paper outlines the characteristics of lap dancing clubs, examines some of the issues that have influenced and informed the planning and licensing policies and regulations affecting such clubs, and discusses some of the issues raised by the regulation process.
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Citation
Jones, P., Shears, P. and Hillier, D. (2003), "Retailing and the regulatory state: a case study of lap dancing clubs in the UK", International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management, Vol. 31 No. 4, pp. 214-219. https://doi.org/10.1108/09590550310469202
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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