What are common motives behind terrorist attacks? and how does it weaken aspects of the country?
Economics comes into play in this topic. Economics is all about choices and also based on trade, based on giving for getting and getting for giving. In this world we try our best to work hard to earn some sort of money to buy things we need. We need incentives such as money or a raise to keep us motivated and make us want to work harder.
This to a normal person seems reasonable, but lets step inside the mind of a terrorist. What do they want most in life? They want to go to heaven, the want to know that all of their "hard work" will pay off. Their incentive is heaven. The main motive behind terrorist attacks are based on power and money, this is always the case, but those individuals who choose, who give up their lives to complete this action have a different motive, and that is to go to heaven.Alot of money is spent on recruiting potential terrorists from a supply-heavy market of poor, desperate, and angry youth with little to lose.
" From an economic standpoint, terrorism has been described to have four main effects
.First, the capital stock (human and physical)of a country is reduced as a result of terrorist attacks. Second, the terrorist threat induces higher levels of uncertainty. Third, terrorism promotes increases in counter-terrorism ex-
penditures, drawing resources from productive sectors for use in security. Fourth, terrorism
is known to affect negatively specific industries such as tourism." (Alberto Abadie { Harvard University and NBER
Javier Gardeazabal { University of the Basque Country)
Also a concept known as gun or butter also relates to this topic as well. Many countries that support terrorism spend more money and effort on training them and spend less time on growing crops and devoting more time on fixing their country and governmental issues. They choose to spend more time and money on military supplies ans bombs rather than grow food to keep the country flourishing and help aid the citizens that are suffering from these selfish acts.
http://www.hks.harvard.edu/fs/aabadie/twe.pdf
http://www.teachingterror.net/Econ_bibliog.htm
Is it set to a certain religion or culture? or where did terrorism orignate from?
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