Imposing Sanctions: States, Firms, and Economic Coercion

• Published in: International Studies Review Vol. 5; no. 4; pp. 65 - 79
• Main Authors: Clifton morgan, T., Bapat, Navin A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing 01.12.2003
• Subjects: Borders; Business structures; Comparative politics; Compliance; Economic benefits; Economic sanctions; Economic value; Enterprises; Foreign policy; Game Theory; Globalization; Government; International conflicts; International politics; International relations; International sanctions; International security; Law Enforcement; Law firms; Part I. The Second Image Reversed ... and Reversed Again; Return on investment; Sanctions; Trade sanctions

An examination of economic sanctions enforcement develops a game theoretic model to study the strategic interaction between sender governments & their domestic firms, some of whom might wish to continue trading with target governments. It is contended that the capacity for sender countries to im...