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terrorist cells themselves. Next, the book covers the various means and methods used by terrorist groups to raise money, and … following 9/11 has since dissipated. As a result, international efforts to freeze terrorist assets have dramatically declined … terrorist financiers. The author provides numerous recommendations to Congress, the Executive Branch, and the UN Security …
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expansion on the authors' previous books on the area, Global Business and the Terrorist Threat takes a closer look at practical … business management, as influenced by terrorist infrastructure, networks and actions … and Thomas Russell -- 6. The resilient response to economic terrorist targeting in the UK / Jon Coaffee -- 7. Terrorism …
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policy (the stick) which can be ineffective and even counterproductive, and proposes three alternative and effective anti-terrorist … policies: Decentralisation reduces vulnerability to terrorist attacks. A system with many different centres is more stable due … repentents and offering them valued opportunities; and Diverting attention by naming several terrorist groups potentially …
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The Handbook on the Economics of Conflict conveys how economics can contribute to the understanding of conflict in its various dimensions embracing world wars, regional conflicts, terrorism and the role of peacekeeping in conflict prevention. The economics of conflict is a relatively new branch...
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methodological approaches and apply them to different types of terrorist attacks (on airports, highways, seaports, electric power …-cost analyses for homeland security policies -- 11. Analyzing terrorist threats to the economy : a computable general equilibrium … security programs -- 14. The economic impact of a terrorist attack on the twin ports of Los Angeles-Long Beach -- 15. The …
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P. Drennan -- Analyzing catastrophic terrorist events with applications to the food industry / Hamid Mohtadi and Antu … Panini Murshid -- Simulating the state-by-state effects of terrorist attacks on three major US ports : applying NIEMO … benefits and costs of prevention / Lester B. Lave, Jay Apt and Granger Morgan -- Risk and economic costs of a terrorist attack …
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transnational terrorist attacks -- 3: Why suicide terrorists get educated -- 4: Aid and military intervention in a model of …: Estimating the speed of terrorist responses. -- 7: The problem of imported attacks -- 8. -- General conclusion -- Index. … educational capital export fewer terrorist attacks, they also illustrate that, in contrast, military intervention is counter …
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This book explores the pre-conditions for conflict in terms of growth failure and critically appraises the greed and grievance theories common to conflict literature. It is argued that various institutional mechanisms of restraint that can be labeled the 'social contract' are crucial for violent...
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In this unique book, Peter-J. Jost provides a comprehensive economic-psychological approach for successfully managing employees. Based on the analysis of the employee’s individual work behavior, he illustrates that instead of treating employees as input elements of production, and managing and...
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This book presents an accessible and sometimes controversial economic exploration of numerous issues surrounding sex, marriage and family. It analyses the role of 'vanity', defined as social status and self-esteem, in social and economic behaviours. In Veblen's theory of conspicuous consumption,...
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