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Book Synopsis"Krueger proves...that terrorists are not desperately poor killers but well-educated politicians using violence to draw attention to their 'market'--violent change."--Hernando de Soto, author of The Mystery of Capital. Features a new Introduction by the author.he author.
Trade Review"Pathbreaking."
—David Leonhardt, New York Times"The most careful data-driven research ever done in this area."
—Steven D. Levitt, coauthor of Freakonomics"Full of first-rate empirical work."
—Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution"The book provides a valuable service in dispelling the stereotype of the poor, ignorant terrorist."
—Ethan Bueno de Mesquita, Science"This book is a model of how academics can contribute to major public policy debates."
—Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs"[
What Makes a Terrorist] enlists the 'dismal science' to tackle the despicable one. Provocative, dispassionate and accessible, Krueger's book is a breath of fresh air in the stifling climate of empty speculation that dominates the terror dialogue in post-9/11 America."
—Ryan Hagen, Brooklyn Rail
