Hefeker, Carsten; Menck, Karl-Wolfgang - In: Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik 52 (2003) 2, pp. 254-273
Abstract This paper analyzes the role of trade sanctions in the pursuit of political aims. We show that sanctions are mostly ineffective and have adverse distributional consequences. The example of South-Africa, in which case several court processes are pending, serves as an illustration of this...