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This chapter examines why US sanctions against Myanmar did not produce results for 20 years and continue to make an impact four years after they were lifted. That impact is political, manifesting in the government’s continued unwillingness to comply with international demands, even if those demands were the very conditions for dismantling the sanctions.
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For a chronology of the political changes in Myanmar see: Jayshree Bajoria,, “Understanding Myanmar,” June 21, 2013, US Council On Foreign Relations, available at: http://www.cfr.org/human-rights/understanding-myanmar/p14385.
Paul Roberts, November 24, 1997, “A Growing Menace to Free Trade: US Sanctions.” Businessweek, 3554, 28.
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Anguelov, N., Bryant, K. (2015). Myanmar—20 Years of Sanctions and Their Lasting Effect. In: Economic Sanctions vs. Soft Power. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137523761_3
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