Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Preface and acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 A political theory of economic statecraft; 2 American economic incentives to Jordan, 1993-1994; 3 International incentives to Hungary and Romania after the Cold War; 4 Japanese economic incentives and the Northern Territories dispute, 1985-1999; 5 Threatened Arab League sanctions against Canada in 1979; 6 Indian sanctions against Nepal, 1988-1990; 7 Economic sanctions against South Africa, 1978-1994
8 Economic statecraft and target state calculations: conclusions and implicationsAppendix I; Appendix II; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Summary
This book develops a unified theory of economic statecraft to clarify when and how sanctions and incentives can be used effectively to secure meaningful policy concessions. High-profile applications of economic statecraft have yielded varying degrees of success. The mixed record of economic incentives and economic sanctions in many cases raises important questions. Under what conditions can states modify the behaviour of other states by offering them tangible economic rewards or by threatening to disrupt existing economic relations? To what extent does the success of economic statecr
