The roles of foreign aid and education in the war on terror

Public Choice

Volumn 135, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 375-397

  Azam, Jean Paul ^a   Thelen, Véronique ^b  

^a INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE DE FRANCE   (France)

^b TOULOUSE SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (France)

Author keywords

Education; Foreign aid; Terrorism

Indexed keywords

EID: 42449109054     PISSN: 00485829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11127-007-9268-4     Document Type: Article

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