Problem
Economic sanctions against governments
Other Names:
Economic blockade against governmentsEconomic blockade
Inadvertent impact of sanctions on vulnerable groups
Social deprivation through embargo
Denial of human rights through application of sanctions
Nature:
Economic sanctions are imposed by a government to show disapproval of another government's actions and to attempt to influence its future conduct. Economic sanctions involve the withdrawal or suspension of trade or financial relations.
Incidence:
The USA entered into a trade embargo with the USSR for the latter's invasion of Afghanistan, and several industrial countries have engaged in economic sanctions against South Africa in protest at the Platter's policies of apartheid. In 1989 India closed 13 of 15 entry points to the landlocked Kingdom of Nepal creating shortages of food, medicines and fuel.
Broader Problems:
Economic conflictAbuse of economic power Narrower Problems:
Boycott Strategies:
Relaxing sanctionsEnforcing sanctions through secondary boycottsIncreasing international economic cooperationSanctioningProtecting against inadvertent impact of sanctions on vulnerable groupsImposing economic sanctions References:
United Nations: Sanctions Against South Africa: the peaceful alternative to violent changeNincic, Miroslav and Wallensteen, Peter: Dilemmas of Economic Coercion: sanctions in world politicsLipton, Merle: Sanctions and South Africa: the dynamics of economic isolationLeyton-Brown, David: The Utility of International Economic Sanctions Subject(s):
Action → ApplicationSociety → Social
Commerce → Customs
Societal Problems → Accidents
Societal Problems → Vulnerability
Societal Problems → Deprivation
Defence → Conflict
Government → Government
Government → Sanctions
Economics → Economic
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
14.02.2021 – 08:02 CET