The political economy of terrorism / Walter Enders, Todd Sandler.

Author/creator Enders, Walter, 1948-
Other author Sandler, Todd.
Format Electronic
Edition2nd ed.
Publication InfoCambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press,
Descriptionxvi, 390 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Abstract "Professors Enders and Sandler coauthored the first edition of this title. The Political Economy of Terrorism: Second Edition 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"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 363-378) and indexes.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2011015035
ISBN9781107004566 (hardback)
ISBN9780521181006 (paperback)

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