Word: boycotters
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Moral disapproval is rarely an effective force in international business. Opponents of South Africa's white supremacy policies are discovering the validity of this old truism. Three years ago, when Jamaica launched a boycott of South African goods which was eventually joined by 17 other African, Asian and West Indian countries, South Africa's exporters were badly worried. A year later, after South Africa left the Commonwealth in high dudgeon, foreign investors began to pull capital out of the country at such a rate that foreign reserves sank to an anemic $15 million, and the government was forced...
Meyer said that Israel's foreign economic problems would ultimately result in ruin. He listed soon-to-be-discontinued German reparations, decreasing American aid, the Arab economic boycott, and increasing competition from the Common Market as virtually insurmountable difficulties...
Prior to initiating any selective buying campaign BAG is examining the employment policies of Boston firms which are located in Negro districts and sell to Negro customers. It is primarily concerned with food companies which operate on a low profit margin and depend on regular customers. A boycott would be most effective against such firms...
...Republicans believe that their statehood cause has been gaining strength recently. In legislative hearings and in private talks with Mufioz, the Republicans complained that Munoz was demanding a decision for or against statehood without any indication from the U.S. that statehood was even possible. Angrily, they threatened to boycott the plebiscite...
Though his party chieftains urged him to go ahead anyway, Munoz felt that any mandate he received would be seriously flawed by a Republican boycott. Last week he agreed to postpone a vote until the U.S. Congress could be consulted. Republicans joined Popular Democrats in the island legislature to approve a resolution asking the U.S. Congress for a firm commitment to give Puerto Ricans whatever status they selected...