The author contrasts two types of export controls: systematic regulation and economic sanctions. Updated information on the former shows considerable liberalization in the wake of widespread criticism during the past decade. Hypothetical and applied examples suggest that the impact of the two on exporters marketing their products abroad is very different, a difference that would presume a business preference for using systematic controls as the policy tool of choice.
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