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Does poverty breed terrorism A researcher from Harvard Universitys Kennedy School of Government says there is no evidence of a significant relationship between a countrys wealth and level of terrorism. Researcher Alberto Abadie says policymakers shou ...
Does poverty breed terrorism? A researcher from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government says there is no evidence of a significant relationship between a country's wealth and level of terrorism. Researcher Alberto Abadie says policymakers should see political freedom as a greater motivator for terrorism than poor economic conditions. Credit: 2007 Jupiter Images Corporation

New research suggests political freedom and geographic factors contribute significantly to causes of terrorism, challenging the common view that terrorism is rooted in poverty.


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