Disinvestment
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title:
Disinvestment
text:
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 apartheid regime. The term has also been applied to actions targeting Iran, Sudan, Northern Ireland, Myanmar, Is
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Concerted economic boycott to pressure a change in policy
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disinvestment
date created:
2004-05-16T16:08:08Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T03:04:26Z
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