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Counter-Terrorism in a Police State: The KGB and Codename Blaster, 1977
Harrison, Mark - 2009
blanket of official secrecy. This case is unexpectedly revealing in what it tells us about terrorism, counterterrorism, and … strengths and weaknesses of a counter-terrorist operation carried out under conditions of the intense secrecy that was normal in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011335385
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Counter-Terrorism in a Police State: The KGB and Codename Blaster, 1977
Harrison, Mark - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2009
blanket of official secrecy. This case is unexpectedly revealing in what it tells us about terrorism, counterterrorism, and … strengths and weaknesses of a counter-terrorist operation carried out under conditions of the intense secrecy that was normal in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008519453
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Camera surveillance as a measure of counterterrorism?
Stutzer, Alois; Zehnder, Michael - 2010
Camera surveillance has recently gained prominence in policy proposals on combating terrorism. We evaluate this instrument of counterterrorism as resting on the premise of a deterrence effect. Based on comparative arguments and previous evidence on crime, we expect camera surveillance to have a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008662482
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The economics of terrorism and counter-terrorism : a survey (Part I)
Schneider, Friedrich; Brück, Tilman; Meierrieks, Daniel - 2010
This survey provides an in-depth analysis of existing research on the economic analysis of terrorism and counter-terrorist measures. First the existing evidence on the causes of terrorism is analyzed, then we consider the evidence of the consequences of terrorism and we demonstrate why it is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003956021
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The economics of terrorism and counter-terrorism : a survey (Part II)
Schneider, Friedrich; Brück, Tilman; Meierrieks, Daniel - 2010
This survey provides an in-depth analysis of existing research on the economic analysis of terrorism and counter-terrorist measures. First the existing evidence on the causes of terrorism is analyzed, then we consider the evidence of the consequences of terrorism and we demonstrate why it is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003956028
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Terrorism, key assets, and critical infrastructures : to protect or to rebuild? ; that is the question
Crettez, Bertrand; Deloche, Régis - In: Public choice 144 (2010) 1/2, pp. 105-118
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008658538
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The Security Factor in the Political Economy of Development
McGuire, Martin C. - 2006
A country`s judiciary, police, and security forces are essential to protect the State from external aggression. By virtue of the State`s monopoly of coercion, they maintain a stable legal framework and the safety of persons and property. All these activities enhance a society`s productivity, but...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012782337
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Public Safety, Private Harm : The Impact of Police Militarization on Mortality and Suicide
McQuoid, Alexander - 2019
We quantify the impact of transferring productivity-enhancing military surplus equipment to law enforcement on suicide and mortality in the United States. Our strategy relies on federal budget allocations to military within a state to instrument for the value of equipment transferred to law...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012900628
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The Economics of Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism : A Survey (Part II)
Schneider, Friedrich - 2010
This survey provides an in-depth analysis of existing research on the economic analysis of terrorism and counter-terrorist measures. First the existing evidence on the causes of terrorism is analyzed, then we consider the evidence of the consequences of terrorism and we demonstrate why it is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013144782
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The Economics of Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism : A Survey (Part I)
Schneider, Friedrich - 2010
This survey provides an in-depth analysis of existing research on the economic analysis of terrorism and counter-terrorist measures. First the existing evidence on the causes of terrorism is analyzed, then we consider the evidence of the consequences of terrorism and we demonstrate why it is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013144785