The Political Economy of Terrorism
The Political Economy of Terrorism

Author: Walter Enders

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2011-10-31

Total Pages: 407

ISBN-13: 1139504703

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The Political Economy of Terrorism presents a widely accessible political economy approach to the study of terrorism. It applies economic methodology – theoretical and empirical – combined with political analysis and realities to the study of domestic and transnational terrorism. In so doing, the book provides both a qualitative and quantitative investigation of terrorism in a balanced up-to-date presentation that informs students, policy makers, researchers and the general reader of the current state of knowledge. Included are historical aspects, a discussion of watershed events, the rise of modern-day terrorism, examination of current trends, the dilemma of liberal democracies, evaluation of counterterrorism, analysis of hostage incidents and much more. The new edition expands coverage of every chapter, adds a new chapter on terrorist network structures and organization, accounts for changes in the Department of Homeland Security and the USA Patriot Act and insurance against terrorism. 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 data from International Terrorism: Attributes of Terrorist Events (ITERATE), the Global Terrorism Database (GTD), and other public-access data sets.

What Makes a Terrorist
What Makes a Terrorist

Author: Alan B. Krueger

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2019-09-24

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 0691196079

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"Krueger proves...that terrorists are not desperately poor killers but well-educated politicians using violence to draw attention to their 'market'--violent change."--Hernando de Soto, author of The Mystery of Capital. Features a new Introduction by the author.he author.

Principles of Conflict Economics
Principles of Conflict Economics

Author: Charles H. Anderton

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2019-04-25

Total Pages: 527

ISBN-13: 1107184207

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Provides comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of the key themes and principles of conflict economics.

Terrorism and the Economy
Terrorism and the Economy

Author: Loretta Napoleoni

Publisher: Seven Stories Press

Published: 2011-01-04

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 160980080X

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Economist and best-selling author Loretta Napoleoni traces the link between the finances of the war on terror and the global economic crisis, finding connections from Dubai to London to Las Vegas that politicians and the media have at best ignored. In launching military and propaganda wars in the Middle East, America overlooked the war of economic independence waged by Al-Qaeda. The Patriot Act boosted the black market economy, and the war on terror prompted a rise in oil prices that led to food riots and distracted governments from the trillion-dollar machinations of Wall Street. Consumers and taxpayers, spurred by propaganda fears, were lured into crushing global debt. Napoleoni shows that if we do not face up to the many serious connections between our response to 9/11 and the financial crisis, we will never work our way out of the looming global recession that now threatens our way of life. While we feared that Al-Qaeda might destroy our world, Wall Street ripped it apart.

The Handbook on the Political Economy of War
The Handbook on the Political Economy of War

Author: Christopher J. Coyne

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2011-01-01

Total Pages: 649

ISBN-13: 1849808325

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The Handbook on the Political Economy of War highlights and explores important research questions and discusses the core elements of the political economy of war.

The Economics of Terrorism
The Economics of Terrorism

Author: Peter J. Phillips

Publisher: Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy

Published: 2017-06-29

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9781138552432

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Brutality is the defining characteristic of terrorism. It is despairing to learn that this brutality is the outcome of purposeful, rational, human behaviour. In this purposefulness, however, there lies the key to the interpretation, explanation and understanding of terrorist behaviour. Ultimately, it is in this purposefulness that we shall also find the key to overcoming terrorism. Economic analysis highlights this purposefulness, this rationality, and in doing so provides a different perspective from which to approach the threat of terrorism and the task of pre-empting and pursuing its perpetrators. This book develops this economic perspective within a series of important contexts, each characterised by particular types of terrorist behaviour, choices and strategies. The Economics of Terrorism brings new insights on how to deal with such challenges as the terrorist group¿s choice of attack method and target location, terrorist financing and ¿copycat¿ behaviour.

After War
After War

Author: Christopher J. Coyne

Publisher: Stanford University Press

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 9780804754392

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Post-conflict reconstruction is one of the most pressing political issues today. This book uses economics to analyze critically the incentives and constraints faced by various actors involved in reconstruction efforts. Through this analysis, the book will aid in understanding why some reconstructions are more successful than others.

The Impact of Global Terrorism on Economic and Political Development
The Impact of Global Terrorism on Economic and Political Development

Author: Ramesh Chandra Das

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing

Published: 2019-05-13

Total Pages: 464

ISBN-13: 1787699196

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This edited collection seeks to address and analyse the ramifications of terrorism and terrorist activities at a world-level, with a specific focus on the economies and political systems in the Afro-Asian regions.

Terrorism Financing and State Responses
Terrorism Financing and State Responses

Author: Jeanne K. Giraldo

Publisher: Stanford University Press

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 9780804755665

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This book takes a broadly comparative approach to analyzing how the financing of global jihadi terrorist groups has evolved in response to government policies since September 11, 2001.

Cyber Terrorism: Political and Economic Implications
Cyber Terrorism: Political and Economic Implications

Author: Colarik, Andrew

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2006-03-31

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13: 1599040239

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Cyber Terrorism: Political and Economic Implications is a cyber terrorism brief that outlines many of the recent terrorist activities, political objectives, and their use of cyberspace. Much of this book is dedicated to illustrating the use of the global information infrastructure by terrorists for the communication and coordination of distributed terrorist cells, the gathering of target intelligence, and the use of cyber criminal activities as a force multiplier for both physical attacks and infrastructure destabilization. This book identifies the underlying technologies of the global information infrastructure as a means for presenting how critical this emerging domain has become. It then discusses the current attack methods and lays out a series of scenarios for key industry sectors. Lastly, Cyber Terrorism: Political and Economic Implications puts forward prevention and response policies for reducing cyber terrorism activities in the context of traditional information security objectives.