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Sur la nature et les causes du terrorisme. Une revue de la littérature économique

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[eng] Thierry Deffarges — On the nature and causes of terrorism : A review of the economic literature . This article proposes a critical appraisal of the economic literature devoted to terrorism. On the one hand, contributions, based on standard economic methods and new micro-economy methods, attempt to determine the rationality of a violence whose objectives are political, on the other hand, they seek to determine the economic causes. The author hereby attempts to show that the formal methods of economics can but only be partially useful in addressing the issue of terrorism, especially as regards the meaning attached thereto.

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  • Thierry Deffarges, 2003. "Sur la nature et les causes du terrorisme. Une revue de la littérature économique," Revue Tiers Monde, Programme National Persée, vol. 44(174), pages 369-392.
    • Handle: RePEc:prs:rtiers:tiers_1293-8882_2003_num_44_174_5390
    DOI: 10.3406/tiers.2003.5390
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