The political economy of terrorism
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The political economy of terrorism
Cambridge University Press, 2006
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-268) and indexes
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Description
The Political Economy of Terrorism, first published in 2006, presents a widely accessible approach to the study of terrorism that combines economic methods with political analysis and realities. It applies economic methodology - theoretical and empirical - with political analysis to the study of domestic and transnational terrorism. Included in the treatment are historical aspects of the phenomenon, a discussion of watershed events, the rise of modern-day terrorism, examination of current trends, the dilemma of liberal democracies, evaluation of counterterrorism, and analysis of hostage incidents. Rational-actor models of terrorist and government behavior and game-theoretic analysis are presented for readers with no prior theoretical training. Where relevant, the authors display graphs using the data set International Terrorism: Attributes of Terrorist Events (ITERATE), and other data sets.
Table of Contents
- 1. Terrorism: an introduction
- 2. The dilemma of liberal democracies
- 3. Statistical studies and terrorist behavior
- 4. Counterterrorism
- 5. Transference
- 6. International cooperation: dilemma and inhibitors
- 7. Hostage taking
- 8. After 9/11
- 9. Economic impact of transnational terrorism
- 10. Homeland security
- 11. The future of terrorism.
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