Poverty, political freedom, and the roots of terrorism in developing countries: An empirical assessment

Subhayu Bandyopadhyay and Javed Younas ()

Economics Letters, 2011, vol. 112, issue 2, 171-175

Abstract: We find that political freedom has a significant and non-linear effect on domestic terrorism, but has no statistically significant effect on transnational terrorism. Geography and fractionalization limit a country's ability to curb terrorism, while strong legal institutions deter terrorism.

Keywords: Domestic; and; transnational; terrorism; Political; freedom; Electoral; self-determination (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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