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This book, first published in 1987, looks at international economic sanctions in detail; and addresses a common set of comparative questions, dealing with the goals which can (and cannot) be achieved by the application of sanctions, the intended and unintended consequences and the factors which contribute to success or failure.

Since 1975 the leaders of the major western economies have gathered in annual summit meetings to try to agree a unified response to the main political and economic problems facing them. This reissue (1984) traces the development of the summit meetings and assesses their impact on western decision-making and international relations in general.