Utility of International Economic Sanctions

<p>The debate over the imposition of sanctions against South Africa indicated that economic sanctions had become a controversial feature of the international political scene. This book first published in 1987 is an authoritative review of the problem of economic sanctions. Each chapter looks at a particular international economic sanction in detail; and all address a common set of comparative questions dealing with the goals which can (and cannot) be achieved by the application of sanctions the intended and unintended consequences and the factors which contribute to success or failure.</p>