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100			_aShiffman, Gary M. _97208
245			_aThe economics of violence: how behavioral science can transform our view of crime, insurgency, and terrorism
260			_bCambridge University Press _aNew York _c2020
300			_axii, 230 p.
365			_aGBP _b19.99
504			_aTable 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.
520			_aHow do we understand illicit violence? Can we prevent it? Building on behavioral science and economics, this book begins with the idea that humans are more predictable than we like to believe, and this ability to model human behavior applies equally well to leaders of violent and coercive organizations as it does to everyday people. Humans ultimately seek survival for themselves and their communities in a world of competition. While the dynamics of 'us vs. them' are divisive, they also help us to survive. Access to increasingly larger markets, facilitated through digital communications and social media, creates more transnational opportunities for deception, coercion, and violence. If the economist's perspective helps to explain violence, then it must also facilitate insights into promoting peace and security. If we can approach violence as behavioral scientists, then we can also better structure our institutions to create policies that make the world a more secure place, for us and for future generations.
650			_aCriminal psychology _97209
650			_aForensic psychology _97210
650			_aTerrorism--Economic aspects _97211
650			_aInsurgency--Economic aspects _97212
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