What Makes a Terrorist Economics and the Roots of Terrorism

Name: What Makes a Terrorist Economics and the Roots of Terrorism
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ISBN: 9781282159037

ISBN-10: 1282159038

ISBN-13: 9781282159037

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Authors: Alan B. Krueger

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Many popular ideas about terrorists and why they seek to harm us are fueled by falsehoods and misinformation. Leading politicians and scholars have argued that poverty and lack of education breed terrorism, despite the wealth of evidence showing that most terrorists come from middle-class, and often college-educated, backgrounds. In "What Makes a Terrorist," Alan Krueger argues that if we are to correctly assess the root causes of terrorism and successfully address the threat, we must think more like economists do.Krueger is an influential economist who has applied rigorous statistical analysis to a range of tough issues, from the minimum wage and education to the occurrence of hate crimes.…

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List price: $31.46
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 1/1/2008
Binding: E-Book
Pages: 194
Language: English