Concerted economic boycott to pressure a change in policy
This article is about a form of political sanction. For the routine business practice, see divestment.
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Disinvestment refers to the use of a concerted economic boycott to pressure a government, industry, or company towards a change in policy, or in the case of governments, even regime change. The term was first used in the 1980s, most commonly in the United States, to refer to the use of a concerted economic boycott designed to pressure the government of South Africa into abolishing its policy of apartheid. The term has also been applied to actions targeting Iran, Sudan, Northern Ireland, Myanmar, Israel, and China.
Disinvestment refers to the use of a concerted economic boycott to pressure a government, industry, or company towards a change in policy, or in the case...
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(sometimes also called disinvestment). Examples include disinvestment from South Africa in the former era of apartheid (now ended), disinvestment from Israel due...
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his first public speech, calling for Occidental to participate in the disinvestment from South Africa in response to that nation's policy of apartheid....
relations with the Apartheid South African government. Many criticised disinvestment because of its economic impact on ordinary black South Africans, such...
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had passed laws placing various trade sanctions on South Africa. A disinvestment from South Africa movement in many countries was similarly widespread...
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The economy had shown steady growth in the last few months and the disinvestment of government owned production units (a continuation of India's liberalisation...
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1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and the movement that advocated "disinvestment" in South Africa during the 1980s in opposition to that country's apartheid...
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