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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Enders, Walter, 1948-

Contributor:

Sandler, Todd.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorism.

Terrorism--Economic aspects.

Physical Description:

xvi, 390 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [2012]

Summary:

"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.

Contents:

1 Terrorism: An Introduction 1

2 The Dilemma of Liberal Democracies 28

3 Statistical Studies and the Dynamics of Terrorist Behavior 61

4 Counterterrorism 103

5 Transference 138

6 International Cooperation: Dilemma and Inhibitors 170

7 Hostage Taking 201

8 Terrorist Groups and Their Organization 238

9 Before and After 9/11 269

10 The Economic Impact of Terrorism 288

11 Homeland Security 317

12 The Future of Terrorism 345.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-378) and indexes.

ISBN:

9781107004566

110700456X

9780521181006

0521181003

OCLC:

712780977