The Political Economy of Terrorism

by Walter Enders , Todd Sandler

• ISBN13: 9780521616508
• ISBN10: 0521616506
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-11-07
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

The Political Economy of Terrorism presents a widely accessible approach to the study of terrorism that combines economic methods with political analysis and realities. It applies economic methodology - theoretical and empirical - with political analysis to the study of domestic and transnational terrorism. Included in the treatment are historical aspects of the phenomenon, a discussion of watershed events, the rise of modern-day terrorism, examination of current trends, the dilemma of liberal democracies, evaluation of counterterrorism, and analysis of hostage incidents. 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 the data set International Terrorism: Attributes of Terrorist Events (ITERATE), and other data sets.

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures	viii
Preface	xi
1 Terrorism: An Introduction	1	(23)
2 The Dilemma of Liberal Democracies	24	(28)
3 Statistical Studies and Terrorist Behavior	52	(32)
4 Counterterrorism	84	(27)
5 Transference	111	(23)
6 International Cooperation: Dilemma and Inhibitors	134	(26)
7 Hostage Taking	160	(28)
8 After 9/11	188	(15)
9 The Economic Impact of Transnational Terrorism	203	(21)
10 Homeland Security	224	(21)
11 The Future of Terrorism	245	(14)
References	259	(10)
Author Index	269	(3)
Subject Index	272