What Makes a Terrorist Economics and the Roots of Terrorism - New Edition

Name: What Makes a Terrorist Economics and the Roots of Terrorism - New Edition
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ISBN: 9780691138756

ISBN-10: 0691138753

ISBN-13: 9780691138756

Edition: 2009 (Revised)

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. InWhat 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.…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 9/22/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 248
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.594



Preface


Introduction



Who Becomes a Terrorist? Characteristics of Individual Participants in Terrorism



Where Does Terror Emerge? Economic and Political Conditions and Terrorism



What Does Terrorism Accomplish? Economic, Psychological, and Political Consequences of Terrorism


Questions and Answers Following the Lectures


Afterword


References


Index