Economic Warfare in the 20th Century

Margaret P. Doxey

Chapter 2 in Economic Sanctions and International Enforcement, 1980, pp 9-28 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Theoretically, as noted in the previous chapter, there are important differences in the status and purpose of economic measures used as techniques of warfare, either in conjunction with military measures or independently, and economic sanctions employed by an international organization as part of a constitutionally authorized enforcement process. In conditions of war, the target is the enemy; the objective is to hasten its defeat, to reduce or eliminate its capacity to wage war, and to undermine morale. Humanitarian considerations may play some part, but destruction of life and property are priorities of war. When economic measures are used as sanctions, the objective should be to deter or dissuade states from pursuing policies which do not conform to accepted norms of international conduct. Compliance is considered to be in the general interest, and sanctions are penalties which relate specifically to acts which the international body condemns. Unnecessary hardship is to be avoided.

Keywords: Arab Country; Communist Country; Economic Sanction; Arab State; Soviet Bloc (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1980
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-04335-4_2

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