What makes a terrorist : economics and the roots of terrorism /
Alan B. Krueger.
- Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2007.
- xi, 180 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
- Lionel Robbins lectures .
Based on a set of three lectures given by the author as part of the Lionel Robbins memorial lecture series at the London School of Economics and Political Science, February 21-23, 2006.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-172) and index.
Preface -- Introduction -- Who becomes a terrorist? : characteristics of individual participants in terrorism -- Where does terror emerge? : economic and political conditions and terrorism -- What does terrorism accomplish? : economic, psychological, and political consequences of terrorism -- Questions and answers following the lectures -- References -- Index. 1. 2. 3.