Who is the enemy?
By: by Gil S. Epstein, Ira N. Gang.
Contributors: Gang, Ira N.
Series: Discussion paper ;; no. 1237; Discussion paper (Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit : Online) ;; no. 1237
Publisher: IZA
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Bonn, Germany
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Terrorism -- Mathematical models.; Terrorism -- Mathematical models.
Description: "We examine who benefits when there is a strong leader in place, and those who benefit when a situation lacks a proper leader. There are fractious terrorist groups who seek to serve the same people in common cause against a common enemy. The groups compete for rents obtained from the public by engaging in actions against the common enemy. We derive a condition under which the concerned parties, the terrorist groups and the local population upon whom the terrorist groups inflict their actions, benefit or lose in the two scenarios, and examine the consequences of counter-terrorist policy"--Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit web site.
Notes: Also available in print.
Includes bibliographical references.
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