Terrorism: Deterrence May Backfire
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Keywords
Terrorism; Deterrence; Decentralization; Democracy; Federalism; Market Economy; Rational Choice; Motivation;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D74 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Alliances; Revolutions
- F00 - International Economics - - General - - - General
- H56 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - National Security and War
- K42 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-HIS-2002-12-09 (Business, Economic and Financial History)
- NEP-LAW-2002-12-09 (Law and Economics)
- NEP-PBE-2002-12-09 (Public Economics)
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