Title: Economic sanctions and presidential decisions : models of political rationality /
Authors: Drury, A. Cooper, 1967-
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan,
Year: 2005
Subjects: Economic sanctions, American.; Presidents United States Decision making.; Présidents États-Unis Prise de décision.; Sanctions économiques américaines.; Diplomatic relations.; Economic sanctions, American.; Economics.; International economics.; International relations.; Political economy.; Presidents Decision making; United States Foreign relations.
Abstract: Skilfully integrating domestic and international factors, and placing the analysis of sanctions directly into the mainstream of strategic studies and decision theory, this book offers innovative argument and testing using a variety of databases.
Contents: Introduction -- The Conventional Wisdom -- International/Dyadic Reasons to Sanction -- Domestic Political Reasons to Sanction -- Presidential Rationality and the Decision to Sanction -- Analysis of the Decision to Initiate an Economic Sanction -- Analysis of the Decision to Modify an Economic Sanction Policy -- Assessment of a Target-Selection Bias -- Selecting the Severity of the Sanction Used -- Conclusions and Implications.