Sanctioning Apartheid - KORA

THE IMPACT OF NEVV SANCTIONS
A G ~ S SOUTH T AFRICA'
Roger C. Riddell
The debate abaut imposing or extending the range of
economic sanctions on South Africa' needs to be placed Lirst in
the context of the likelihood of achieving the objectives desired
and, second, in relation to other, alternative methods of achieving
thase objectives. In the case of externally imposd sanctions
against South Africa, the ultimate objective is to move the
country forward to the establishment of a free democratic society.
In relation to the means chosen, the first question to raise is
whether and to what extent South Africa is vulnerable to
sanctions taken by other countries which will, either M y or
indirectly, affect the countrJ7s economic ~ ~ cBriefly, e the .
answers are that Seuth Africa is extremely vulnerable to a range
of sanctions which, as a whole, have already had a major impact
on the prospeck for economic growth through adversely
'An earlier version of this article was presented as testimony at
hearings before the African SuKommittee af the US How of
lkprazltatives, March 1m.