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For decades policymakers, politicians, activists, journalists and scholars debated sanctions against apartheid, making nearly every possible theoretical and practical argument about their likely impact. The anti-apartheid movement thought sanctions would help topple the regime. Others, following conventional wisdom, argued that sanctions were at best ineffective because embargoes are never comprehensive. Altern-atively, leaders argued that 'constructive engagement' would encourage reform. Using new information and innovative theoretical perspectives, eleven respected scholars from South Africa, Canada and the USA weigh the evidence. The editors review and assess the theoretical arguments about sanctions. The book covers diplomatic, sport and cultural isolation, oil, nuclear and military embargoes, financial sanctions, disinvestment, consequences of trade boycotts for black South Africans, and the impact of sanctions on the region. This collection shows how social, economic and strategic isolation, both directly and indirectly, hurt the apartheid regime and draws lessons for the use of similar measures against other regimes.

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Book category Books in English Economics, finance, business & management Economics International economics

• Full title: How Sanctions Work
• Subtitle: Lessons from South Africa
• Author: N. Crawford, A. Klotz
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 292
• EAN: 9780333725528
• ISBN: 0333725522
• ID: 04598256
• Publisher: PALGRAVE MACMILLAN
• Weight: 598 g
• Dimensions: 216 × 140 × 17 mm
• Date of publishing: 29. January 1999

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