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embargo: a standalone construct

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embargo1 CONSTRUCTTrade embargoPAPE · 1997

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International political economy

Banning commerce to coerce a state

In international political economy, an embargo is a government-imposed ban on trade with a target country, a sharp form of economic sanction meant to coerce a change in behaviour by denying the target goods, markets, or finance. Pape's 1997 Why economic sanctions do not work assessed how often such pressure actually achieves its political aim. The referent is a coercive restriction on commerce between states, judged by its economic bite and political effect, and it is a different construct from a timed release of news or a delay on self-archiving, sharing only the idea of holding something back.[1]

Unit
The scope of banned commerce and the economic cost imposed on the target
Recovery means
Not applicable
Measured by
Assessed by the share of trade or finance cut off and whether the target concedes the demanded policy change

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References

  1. Pape, R. A. (1997). Why economic sanctions do not work. International Security, 22(2), 90–136. https://doi.org/10.1162/isec.22.2.90

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