The Economics of Violence How Behavioral Science Can Transform our View of Crime, Insurgency, and Terrorism
Book contents
- The Economics of Violence
- Reviews
- The Economics of Violence
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Violence
- 2 The Human Condition
- 3 Organized Crime
- 4 Insurgency
- 5 Terrorism
- 6 The Rise of the Islamic State in Al Qaeda’s Market
- 7 Conclusions and Prescriptions
- Final Thoughts
- Glossary of Terms
- Notes
- Index
5 - Terrorism
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 January 2020
Book contents
- The Economics of Violence
- Reviews
- The Economics of Violence
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Violence
- 2 The Human Condition
- 3 Organized Crime
- 4 Insurgency
- 5 Terrorism
- 6 The Rise of the Islamic State in Al Qaeda’s Market
- 7 Conclusions and Prescriptions
- Final Thoughts
- Glossary of Terms
- Notes
- Index
Summary
An exploration of terrorism through the frameworks offered by a case study on Osama bin Laden’s life and al Qaeda. By understanding bin Laden’s life, motivations, and the operation of al Qaeda as a terrorist organization, we see how understanding human behavior and the logic of violence through an economic lens offers more insight to a solution than a rote labeling of bin Laden, and his followers, as terrorists.
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- The Economics of ViolenceHow Behavioral Science Can Transform our View of Crime, Insurgency, and Terrorism, pp. 119 - 156Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020