international trade
type: Concept
narrower: trade sanctions

trade embargo
type: Concept
broader: trade sanctions

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: trade sanctions

trade sanctions
definition: The term trade sanctions refers to actions by which governments try to fulfill political or economic goals by using international trade as a policy instrument. Some other terms such as trade embargoes, boycotts, and economic sanctions are often used interchangeably and loosely to describe similar actions. [Source: Encyclopedia of Business in Today's World; Trade Sanctions]
narrower: trade embargo
broader: international trade
type: Concept