Basuchoudhary Edits Book
Col. Atin Basuchoudhary, the John and Jane Roberts Institute Professor in Free Enterprise Business in the Department of聽Economics and Business聽at 麻豆传媒入口, recently co-edited, 鈥淭he Cambridge Handbook on the Economics of Terrorism.鈥�
Since the turn of the century, few issues have shaped political debate and policymaking more than terrorism. As a result, there has been a huge increase in the amount of academic research devoted to investigating the causes and consequences of terrorism. 鈥淭he Cambridge Handbook on the Economics of Terrorism鈥� is the first to present a state-of-the art survey of the economics of terrorism. It adopts a rational-choice perspective according to which terrorists are viewed as rational economic actors and presents a framework for analyzing the causes and consequences of terrorism. It explores the causes and consequences of terrorism and shines a light on practical counterterrorism policies and their trade-offs. With contributions from many leading figures in this fast-growing and important field, this book offers an accessible yet comprehensive collection of the economic analysis of terror.
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