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Demands for the imposition of economic sanctions under UN auspices on South Africa have been voiced for quite some time. Rhodesia was the first country ever to be subjected to a full obligatory embargo by the UN Security Council. An analysis of the embargo against Rhodesia will therefore help to answer the question whether an embargo on South Africa stands a chance of success.
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Hasse, R. Why economic sanctions always fail — the case of Rhodesia. Intereconomics 13, 194–199 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02929193
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02929193