Can peace be purchased? A sectoral-level analysis of aid's influence on transnational terrorism

Public Choice

Volumn 149, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 365-381

  Young, Joseph K ^a   Findley, Michael G ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Foreign aid; Panel analysis; Sectoral aid and terrorism; Transnational terrorism

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053928554     PISSN: 00485829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11127-011-9875-y     Document Type: Article

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