Destroying a Country in Order to Save It: The Folly of Economic Sanctions Against Myanmar

Rarick, Charles A.

doi:10.1111/j.1468-0270.2006.00632.x

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“…Some Western companies were earning from offshore explorations in Myanmar, even though sanctions were in effect. Although these sanctions economically weakened Myanmar, they were much less effective than expected in regard to political reform of the country (Bunte and Portela 2012;Rarick 2006). This can be attributed partly to the less engagement of Myanmar in terms of trade with the West and mainly to the support and cooperation of China to Myanmar's trade and politics.…”

Section: Justice-seeking Cost and Outcomementioning

confidence: 97%

Challenges in the post-justice-seeking regime: the cases of Myanmar and Sri Lanka

2017

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Section: Justice-seeking Cost and Outcomementioning

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Challenges in the post-justice-seeking regime: the cases of Myanmar and Sri Lanka

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“…Punitive economic stifling measures such as the one passed by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress referred to as Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act (ZIDERA) of 2001, (https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2779/text) reverse any gains made in health and stifle affected countries from attaining SDG goals [28]. While on paper economic sanctions were meant to target politicians, as our study shows, there are deeper and far-reaching health consequences and unnecessary loss of life [29][30][31].…”

Section: Economicmentioning

confidence: 99%

Oral rehydration solution coverage in under 5 children with diarrhea: a tri-country, subnational, cross-sectional comparative analysis of two demographic health surveys cycles

Gona

Chikwasha

et al. 2020

BMC Public Health

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Background More than 3 million children under 5 years in developing countries die from dehydration due to diarrhea, a preventable and treatable disease. We conducted a comparative analysis of two Demographic Health Survey (DHS) cycles to examine changes in ORS coverage in Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi. These surveys are cross-sectional conducted on a representative sample of the non-institutionalized individuals. Methods The sample is drawn using a stratified two-stage cluster sampling design with census enumeration areas, typically, selected first as primary sampling units (PSUs) and then a fixed number of households from each PSU. We examined national and sub-regional prevalence of ORS use during a recent episode of diarrhea (within 2 weeks of survey) using DHSs for 2007–2010 (1st Period), and 2013–2016 (2nd Period). Weighted proportions of ORS were obtained and multivariable- design-adjusted logistic regression analysis was used to obtain Odds Ratios (aORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) and weighted proportions of ORS coverage. Results Crude ORS coverage increased from 21.0% (95% CI: 17.4–24.9) in 1st Period to 40.5% (36.5–44.6) in 2nd Period in Zimbabwe; increased from 60.8% (56.1–65.3) to 64.7% (61.8–67.5) in Zambia; and decreased from 72.3% (68.4–75.9) to 64.6% (60.9–68.1) in Malawi. The rates of change in coverage among provinces in Zimbabwe ranged from 10.3% over the three cycles (approximately 10 years) in Midlands to 44.2% in Matabeleland South; in Zambia from − 9.5% in Eastern Province to 24.4% in Luapula; and in Malawi from − 16.5% in the Northern Province to − 3.2% in Southern Province. The aORs for ORS use was 3.95(2.66–5.86) for Zimbabwe, 2.83 (2.35–3.40) for Zambia, and, 0.71(0.59–0.87) for Malawi. Conclusion ORS coverage increased in Zimbabwe, stagnated in Zambia, but declined in Malawi. Monitoring national and province-level trends of ORS use illuminates geographic inequalities and helps identify priority areas for targeting resource allocation.. Provision of safe drinking-water, adequate sanitation and hygiene will help reduce the causes and the incidence of diarrhea. Health policies to strengthen access to appropriate treatments such as vaccines for rotavirus and cholera and promoting use of ORS to reduce the burden of diarrhea should be developed and implemented.

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“…Not only in Myanmar and Cuba, but also in many of the other countries sanctioned by the USA, economic pressure has not been effective in bringing about political change. As I have written previously (Rarick, 2006, 2007; Rarick and Duchatelet, 2008), economic sanctions are harmful to US business interests, are of a questionable ethical nature, and generally do not work as planned. This paper continues on that earlier work and offers additional reasons for the failure of economic sanctions.…”

Section: A Brief Review Of Sanctionsmentioning

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Economic Sanctions Revisited: Additional Insights Into Why They Fail

Rarick

Han

2010

Economic Affairs

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Destroying a Country in Order to Save It: The Folly of Economic Sanctions Against Myanmar

Cited by 17 publications

References 8 publications

Challenges in the post-justice-seeking regime: the cases of Myanmar and Sri Lanka

Challenges in the post-justice-seeking regime: the cases of Myanmar and Sri Lanka

Oral rehydration solution coverage in under 5 children with diarrhea: a tri-country, subnational, cross-sectional comparative analysis of two demographic health surveys cycles

Economic Sanctions Revisited: Additional Insights Into Why They Fail

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