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2 - The Human Condition

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 January 2020

Gary M. Shiffman
Gary M. Shiffman
Affiliation:
Georgetown University, Washington DC
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An introduction of the field of economics and its place as a framework to understand human behavior. This overview is used to explore the ideas of violence, kinship, radicalization, entity, and organizing structures in communities.

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Human BehaviorViolenceKinshipRadicalizationFirmsEconomics
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The Economics of Violence
How Behavioral Science Can Transform our View of Crime, Insurgency, and Terrorism
 , pp. 20 - 42
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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  • The Human Condition
  • Gary M. Shiffman, Georgetown University, Washington DC
  • Book: The Economics of Violence
  • Online publication: 10 January 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316136072.003
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  • The Human Condition
  • Gary M. Shiffman, Georgetown University, Washington DC
  • Book: The Economics of Violence
  • Online publication: 10 January 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316136072.003
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  • The Human Condition
  • Gary M. Shiffman, Georgetown University, Washington DC
  • Book: The Economics of Violence
  • Online publication: 10 January 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316136072.003
Available formats
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