What causes increase in prostitution in the modern society?
This is the sad reality about prostitution from the country i have lived in for the past couple years, the Philippines.
There is great misguided misinformation that selling one's body to foreigners in exchange for money pays. For mere reasons that the foreigners currency is higher than the Filipino Peso so they are more likely to be rich or will be more willing to pay more in Pesos as that amount is most likely not as high in their own currency but will make sense if converted to pesos.
This has driven so many people, young and old alike to give their bodies in exchange for cash. It easily feels like the easy way out. Sad part is that even some educated women do this.
This has became such a business that a foreigner does not move freely in the malls, eat freely at a restaurant or even land at the airport single without being approached by a woman/man offering them escort services.
Prostitution is not legalized in this country but somehow people get off the ladder with it as long as they are at legal age. And i am thinking the fact that it helps some people put food on their table for both them and their families, i guess that has contributed to the government being loose about it.
in conclusion i would say Poor "Poverty mentality" is the main cause of all this as these people probably believe only a person from a well off country can get them off poverty and not hard work.