What makes a terrorist : economics and the roots of terrorism /

KRUEGER Alan B

What makes a terrorist : economics and the roots of terrorism / Alan B Krueger - Princeton NJ : Princeton University Press, 2007 - xi, 180 p.

Based on three lectures given by the author as part of the Lionel Robbins Memorial Lecture Series at the London School of Economics and Political Science, February 2006. This book provides an economist's perspective on three questions: who becomes a terrorist, where does terror emerge, and what does terrorism accomplish. Also includes Q&A following each lecture. References and index.

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