What makes a terrorist economics and the roots of terrorism - Krueger, Alan B. 1960-2019 (Princeton University Press, 2008)
Originally published: 2007
Includes bibliographical references and index
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
Many popular ideas about terrorists and why they seek to harm us are fueled by falsehoods and misinformation. Leading politicians and scholars have argued that poverty and lack of education breed terrorism, despite the wealth of evidence showing that most terrorists come from middle-class, and often college-educated, backgrounds. In What Makes a Terrorist, Alan Krueger argues that if we are to correctly assess the root causes of terrorism and successfully address the threat, we must think more like economists do. Krueger is an influential economist who has applied rigorous statistical analysis