Kaempfer, William H.; Lowenberg, Anton D. - In: Handbook of defense economics : volume 2, Defense in a …, (pp. 867-911). 2007
International economic sanctions have become increasingly important as alternatives to military conflict since the end … of the Cold War. This chapter surveys various approaches to the study of economic sanctions in both the economics and … international relations literatures. Sanctions may be imposed not to bring about maximum economic damage to the target, but for …