Attention Economy


Wednesday, October 20, 2021

The Case Against Economic Sanctions

The Case Against Economic Sanctions
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/the-case-against-economic-sanctions-by-robert-skidelsky-2021-10
It is highly doubtful whether the increasing use of economic sanctions in international politics is just, expedient, or effective. And when proponents of these punitive measures claim that commerce is possible only between civilized people, they ignore the civilizing effect of commerce itself.