On Rational Choice Theory And The Study Of Terrorism
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- Charles Anderton & John Carter, 2005. "On Rational Choice Theory And The Study Of Terrorism," Defence and Peace Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 16(4), pages 275-282.
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Terrorism; Rational choice; Deterrence; Income and substitution effects; Slutsky equation; Composite good;All these keywords.
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