Alberto Abadie
Poverty, Political Freedom, and the Roots of Terrorism
John F. Kennedy University
article provides empirical investigation determinants terrorism country level contrast previous literature subject focuses transnational terrorism use new measure terrorism encompasses domestic transnational terrorism line results recent studies article shows terrorist risk significantly higher poorer countries effects countryspecific characteristics level political freedom taken account political freedom shown explain terrorism nonmonotonic way countries intermediate range political freedom shown prone terrorism countries high levels political freedom countries highly authoritarian regimes result suggests experienced recently iraq previously spain russia transitions authoritarian regime democracy may accompanied temporary increases terrorism finally results suggest geographic factors important sustain terrorist activities