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Institutional Login. LOG IN. In this Book. Additional Information. Why we need to think more like economists to successfully combat terrorism If we are to correctly assess the root causes of terrorism and successfully address the threat, we must think more like economists do.

Table of Contents. Cover Download Save contents. Title Page, Copyright, Dedication pp. Contents pp. Introduction pp. But it's wrong He has set out his findings in What Makes A Terrorist. Krueger's book collects comprehensive evidence. He brings some useful insights and new information to the topic. Lutz, European Legacy "Full of first-rate empirical work. Krueger's work represents the most careful data-driven research ever done in this area. This is a book that a lay audience will read and enjoy, but with a rigor and depth that will inform the experts in the field.

This is timely and important work which should play a critical role in shaping our public policies on terrorism. Levitt, coauthor of Freakonomics. Krueger proves--with facts, figures, and interviews--that terrorists are not desperately poor killers but well-educated politicians using violence to draw attention to their 'market'--violent change.

The way you beat them--as we did in Peru--is not with bigger guns but with better ideas and legal reforms that win over their largest constituency, the poor. His extensive data and insightful commentary go to the heart of the causes and consequences of terrorism, with often startling conclusions. A fascinating tour de force, this book will assist scholars and policymakers alike. The United States would be more effective in combating terrorism if the president and his advisors embraced Alan Krueger's fine work.

When the history of the 'war on terror' is written, Krueger will be one of the few cited for having taken the time to wrestle with facts and data rather than pander to racist prejudice and fear mongering. Who else but Krueger could juxtapose negative binomial regressions and cuts from Comedy Central in a natural way? This book provides clear state-of-the-art answers to fundamental questions about terrorism in a manner that is broadly accessible.

Department of Labor, Krueger is well qualified to perform the types of sophisticated statistical analyses presented here. Despite his weighty academic credentials. What Makes a Terrorist is a quick and pleasurable read while remaining highly informative. All in all, the research that Krueger gathers together suggests that if there is a link between poverty, education and terrorism, it is the opposite of the one popularly assumed.

What Makes a Terrorist uses standard tools of economics and statistical analysis to get at the truth about terrorism Krueger finds one familiar fact in all his numbers. Countries with fewer civil liberties tend to produce more terrorists.

Kreuger's method of presenting and analyzing data from the field, as well as the open and broad way in which he relates to the topic, heightens the relevance of the information he presents. His book deepens our understanding of terror and makes the issue accessible to a broad readership. Indeed, this work could and should be used as an aid to policy makers who are charged with providing an appropriate response to the Herculean challenge of the war on terror. The book's great strength is its focus on new sources of data examined in new ways.

The most compelling analysis in the book is of biographical information on operatives from Hezbollah and Hamas. This is a substantial contribution, offering insight into who becomes a terrorist and, as important, pushing terrorism studies in a productive new direction, toward microlevel data. The book provides a valuable service in dispelling the stereotype of the poor, ignorant terrorist. Who Becomes a Terrorist? Where Does Terror Emerge?

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