International Law and Courts

Gary Shiffman and James J. Jochum

Chapter Chapter 11 in Economic Instruments of Security Policy, 2011, pp 191-202 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract From the attacks on September 11, 2001, we know that targets are not always states. So should the response to protect national security be the exclusive domain of world leaders? Can they alone direct armies, impose sanctions, negotiate trade agreements, and orchestrate the other policy tools that fall easily into this domain? The fact is individual citizens can assume the role of economic actors imposing policies. Harnessing the energy and innovation of individuals toward a foreign policy can provide powerful tools to the policy maker. Leaders can choose a policy of simply getting out of the way and letting individuals take private actions; in turn, individual citizens acting in their own self-interests can advance the interests of the public.

Keywords: Security Policy; Individual Citizen; Punitive Damage; Economic Instrument; Damage Award (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137123626_11

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