How Sanctions Work: South Africa in Comparative Perspective (Macmillan International Political Economy)

How Sanctions Work surveys theories of international sanctions and offers detailed analyses of the effect of sanctions on apartheid South Africa. Chapters by respected international experts cover cultural isolation, oil and military embargoes, trade boycotts, financial sanctions and divestment, consequences for black South Africans, and regional effects. The book shows how sanctions both directly and indirectly hurt the apartheid regime while in some cases offering succour to the anti-apartheid movement. Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 6 List of Tables......Page 8 List of Maps......Page 9 Acknowledgments......Page 10 Notes on the Contributors......Page 11 Abbreviations......Page 14 PART I: INTRODUCTION......Page 18 1 Trump Card or Theater? An Introduction to Two Sanctions Debates......Page 20 2 How Sanctions Work: A Framework for Analysis......Page 42 PART II: STRATEGIC SANCTIONS......Page 60 3 How Arms Embargoes Work......Page 62 4 Sanctions and the Nuclear Industry......Page 92 5 Oil Sanctions Against Apartheid......Page 120 PART III: ECONOMIC SANCTIONS......Page 144 6 The US Divestment Movement......Page 146 7 Disinvestment by Multinational Corporations......Page 162 8 The Political Economy of Financial Sanctions......Page 176 9 “Sanctions Hurt but Apartheid Kills!”: The Sanctions Campaign and Black Workers......Page 195 PART IV: SOCIAL SANCTIONS......Page 210 10 Diplomatic Isolation......Page 212 11 “Not Cricket”: The Effects and Effectiveness of the Sport Boycott......Page 230 12 Cultural Boycotts and Political Change......Page 249 PART V: IMPLICATIONS......Page 262 13 Regional Dimensions of Sanctions......Page 264 14 Making Sanctions Work: Comparative Lessons......Page 281 Appendix: Chronology of Sanctions Against Apartheid......Page 300 C......Page 305 H......Page 306 O......Page 307 S......Page 308 Z......Page 309 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 "For decades policymakers, politicians, activists, journalists and scholars debated sanctions against apartheid, making nearly every possible theoretical and practical argument about their likely impact."--BOOK JACKET. "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."--BOOK JACKET. "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."--Jacket "For decades policymakers, politicians, activists, journalists and scholars debated sanctions against apartheid, making nearly every possible theoretical and practical argument about their likely impact." "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."--BOOK JACKET