NCJ Number
114640
Journal
Terrorism Volume: 11 Issue: 3 Dated: (1988) Pages: 169-180
Date Published
1988
Length
11 pages
Annotation
This paper examines the direct economic costs of terrorism (criminal self-financing, property damage, deaths and injuries, increased security expenditures) in six societies.
Abstract
The analysis shows that the costs of terrorism vary significantly among countries, both absolutely and as regards the pattern of costs. The study concludes that although terrorism has resulted in significant costs, in most societies its direct economic impacts are less than those caused by many other social problems. (Author abstract)