Top-down transitions and the politics of US sanctions

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Renshaw, Catherine. (2017). Top-down transitions and the politics of US sanctions. In In M. Crouch (Ed.). The business of transition: Law reform, development and economics in Myanmar pp. 228 - 254 Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108236737
AuthorsRenshaw, Catherine
EditorsM. Crouch
Abstract

This chapter examines the US sanctions regime in the context of Myanmar’s democratic transition, assesses its objectives and shortcomings, and considers the prospects for effective influence through economic engagement in the future.

KeywordsMyanmar; democracy; international relations; international politics; United States of America; sanctions
Page range228 - 254
Year2017
Book titleThe business of transition: Law reform, development and economics in Myanmar
PublisherCambridge University Press
Place of publicationUnited Kingdom
ISBN9781108416832
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108236737
Research GroupThomas More Law School
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