International Sanctions in Contemporary Perspective

by Margaret P. Doxey

Overview

This important book presents a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the subject of international sanctions. It provides summaries of fourteen major cases, including South Africa, Iraq and Serbia, and analysis of the complex political and economic problems which sanctions pose for governments of sender states as well as for targets. Goals, costs, vulnerability and humanitarian considerations are examined in the light of 20th-century experience and the enhanced role of the United Nations since the end of the Cold War receives detailed consideration.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780333638835
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	10/03/1996
Edition description:	Second Edition 1996
Pages:	151
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Preface - The Sanctions Problematique - Major Cases of Sanctions 1935-1995 - Contexts and Frameworks for Sanctions and the Intentions of Senders - Costs and Burden-sharing - Problems of Implementation - The Impact on Targets: Vulnerability and Response - Sanctions Revisited - Notes and References - Select Bibliography of General Works - Index