Economics of Violence - How Behavioral Science Can Transform Our View of Crime, Insurgency,

Using behavioral economics, we can change how we perceive the threats to our safety and security faced today and better inform the institutions of our future.

List of contents

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.

About the author

Gary M. Shiffman, Ph.D., a veteran of the US Departments of Defense and Homeland Security and the Senate, teaches at Georgetown University, Washington DC, and explores the science of behavior, particularly the ways in which we can understand illicit behaviors. At Giant Oak, he creates software to make the world safer and more secure.

Summary

An accessible and provocative read for anyone interested in crime, insurgency, and terrorism, this book provides a simple way to understand the complexities of violence for students, researchers and national security professionals, and will enable current and future leaders to better reform the institutions that keep us safe.

Product details

• Authors: Gary M Shiffman, Gary M. Shiffman, Gary M. (Georgetown University Shiffman, Shiffman Gary M.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2020
• EAN: 9781107092464
• ISBN: 978-1-107-09246-4
• No. of pages: 242
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Microeconomics, International Relations, Behavioural economics, Terrorism, armed struggle, Causes & Prevention Of Crime, Causes and prevention of crime