US cancels food aid to North Korea: That'll teach Koreans who's the boss!

[sabrina 1]

79. Yes, to an extent. But there is a lot of disagreement as to how much of an effect they had.

Combined with all the other opposition tactics, according to many observers, they played a role. There were different kinds of sanctions against the S. African Government, some private, others by Governments. Some Corps eg, voluntarily agreed to raise the standards of workers, without their Governments' assistance. Mainly it was the continued fight inside the country, the huge demonstrations, the violence, the fact which became obvious over time, that the fight would not end until Apartheid did helped by the efforts of various kinds of actions from the International community, that finally ended Apartheid.

Iow, sanctions by Governments alone, would have had little if any effect since Corporations found ways around them. The voluntary participation of private Corps and Banks were more successful as no one was looking for ways to get around them.

The fight has to come from the people and that is what happened in S. Africa. In N. Korea so far there is no sign of the people rising up against their Government, most likely because they would be crushed.

Clinton's and Carter's policies re N. Korea together with S. Korea's own efforts and some cooperation at the time, influenced by 'carrots' rather than sticks, from the N. Koreans, have been the most successful so far.