The Political Economy of Terrorism presents a widely accessible approach to the study of terrorism that combines economic methods with political analysis and re... » 

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.- Using simple economic models/statistical analyses, book provides unique perspective on study of terrorism- To better understand terrorism and counter its threat, book uses insights from history, sociology, law, psychology, statistics, and economics- Authors present data on terrorist events over time to bolster investigation of numerous watershed incidents «