The economics of violence: how behavioral science can transform our view of crime, insurgency, and terrorism

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How 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 organizati...

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Main Author: Shiffman, Gary M. (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom New York Australia New Delhi, India Singapore Cambridge University Press 2020
In:Year: 2020
Online Access: Table of Contents
Presumably Free Access
Volltext (doi)
Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
UB: KB 21 A 597
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Keywords:
Gewalt
Kriminalität
Politischer Konflikt
Politische Unruhen
Organisierte Kriminalität
Terrorismus
Verhaltensökonomik
Wirtschaftswissenschaft
Criminal behavior, Prediction of
Criminal Psychology
Crime > Economic aspects
Insurgency > Economic aspects
Terrorism > Economic aspects
Gewalttätigkeit
Organisiertes Verbrechen
Aufstand
Bewaffneter Konflikt
Verhalten
Konflikt
Verhaltensforschung
Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Erde
Gewalttätigkeit > Gewaltkriminalität > Terrorismus > Wirtschaftswissenschaften > Verhaltenswissenschaften
Parallel Edition:Electronic
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Summary:How 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.
Item Description:Literaturangaben, Register
Physical Description:xii, 230 Seiten Diagramme, Karten 23 cm
ISBN:9781107465756
9781107092464
DOI:10.1017/9781316136072