 Feminist scholar Laurie Shrage has also criticized the haphazard nature of feminist views on prostitution.Shrage claims that in a determination to undermine patriarchy, pro-sex feminists have advocated a reckless and "Milton Friedman style" deregulation of laws surrounding prostitution, without considering the implications that this may have upon women involved in sex work, particularly given the nature of the sex trade, which is more likely to be plagued by exploitation and poor working conditions, concerns that must be of importance to any feminist.In 1997, Thailand had an estimated two hundred thousand women and children that were involved in prostitution.