The Political Economy of Terrorism

'Professors Enders and Sandler are two of the most important scholars studying terrorism today, and the second edition of their book, The Political Economy of Terrorism, is an outstanding and in-depth overview of this subject, covering contributions from economics, political science, and related disciplines that I plan to use in my honors course on terrorism, counterterrorism, and weapons of mass destruction.' Michael D. Intriligator, University of California, Los Angeles
'Long before terrorism became a fashionable field of academic study, Enders and Sandler contributed numerous dispassionate analyses emphasizing the choices terrorists (and governments) make given their objectives and payoffs from alternative options. Joining such game theory models with statistical investigations of terrorism and counterterrorism, the authors have brought together their best research with the findings of other leading scholars to produce a remarkably scientific study of terrorism and what to do about it.' Edward H. Kaplan, Yale University
'There is perhaps no policy issue more in need of hard empirical evidence and objective analysis than terrorism. Walter Enders and Todd Sandler provide both in a comprehensive treatment that convincingly demonstrates that terrorists are often surprisingly rational while our approaches to terrorism are often less so.' Gary LaFree, Director, National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START), University of Maryland
'Enders and Sandler remain among the very best social scientists doing systematic comparative study on terrorism. This new edition is an essential statement of contemporary theory, evidence, and policy implications.' Bruce Russett, Yale University