Societies Under Siege: Exploring How International Economic Sanctions (Do Not) Work

by Lee Jones and Lee Jones

Book Overview

Today, international economic sanctions are imposed in response to virtually every serious international crisis, whether to promote regime change and democratisation, punish armed aggression, or check nuclear proliferation. But how exactly is the economic pain inflicted by sanctions supposed to translate into political gain? What are the mechanisms by which sanctions operate - or fail to operate? This is the first comparative study of this vital question...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B07D7XWY57
• ISBN13: 9780198749325
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.3" x 6.1"