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Dealing with Terrorism - Stick or Carrot? (Paperback, New Ed)
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Dealing with Terrorism - Stick or Carrot? (Paperback, New Ed)
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Emphasising a positive approach to dealing with terrorism (the
carrot), this book provides a critique of deterrence policy (the
stick) which can be ineffective and even counterproductive, and
proposes three alternative and effective anti-terrorist policies: *
Decentralisation reduces vulnerability to terrorist attacks. A
system with many different centres is more stable due to its
diversity, enabling one part to substitute for another. * Positive
incentives can be offered to actual and prospective terrorists not
to engage in violent acts. Incentives include: reintegrating
terrorists into society, welcoming repentents and offering them
valued opportunities. * Diverting attention by naming several
terrorist groups potentially responsible for a particular terrorist
act. The government thus supplies more information than the
terrorist responsible would wish. The proposed anti-terrorist
policy has two important advantages over a coercive policy. The
whole interaction between terrorists and the government transforms
into a positive sum game and the strategy undermines the
cohesiveness of the terrorist organisation. Surveying empirical
results on the effects of terrorism on the economy and society,
Bruno Frey demonstrates the strength of an economic approach to
terrorism, which will be of great interest to social and also
political scientists, public policy scholars, international
relations experts and researchers, and above all, economists. The
alternatives to deterrence illustrated in the book are advantageous
for the general public and politicians, and the actuality that a
positive policy is better than a coercive policy will be of great
appeal to educators.
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