Paradoxes in the 'Sanctions Discourse' in Zimbabwe: A Critical Reflection 51 promising economy in Southern Africa. The failure of Zimbabwe to obtain finance or credit facilities from international lenders to inject into the developing econ-omy did worsen the economic challenges.

ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT OF 2001 of Zimbabwe in their struggle to effect peaceful, democratic change, achieve broad-based and equitable economic growth, and restore the rule of law. sanctions. Approved December 21, 2001. The Impact of Economic Sanctions and Governmental Strategies As earlier stated while the original motive of economic sanctions was to support the people of Zimbabwe in their struggle to effect peaceful, democratic change, achieve broad-based and equitable economic growth and restore the rule of law, on the contrary, sanctions ended up Tighter sanctions on North Korea could have a harsh humanitarian impact the impact of broad economic sanctions against North Korea may resemble the terrible human suffering caused by sanctions For the time being, President Mugabe will continue to point to sanctions as the primary cause of Zimbabwe's economic woes -- in that way, sanctions give him a rhetorical edge that helps the aging The lesson from Zimbabwe is that economic sanctions are a blunt instrument more likely to backfire than to succeed. They have served to consolidate a regime, rather than persuade it to change its In this article, following a brief chronological summary of sanctions measures taken against Rhodesia, we review the evidence available on the objectives and political will of the major parties adopting sanctions, the economic effects, and the political effects and other concomitant factors leading to the demise of white minority-ruled Rhodesia. the causal factors leading to the death of thousands of Zimbabweans that succumb to preventable and treatable diseases each week. The economic sanctions against Zimbabwe are essentially ill