Loretta Napoleoni: The intricate economics of terrorism

This is one of the TED talks I used in class this spring...

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Economist Loretta Napoleoni made an interesting presentation to TED titled "The intricate economics of terrorism" I suppose I can understand that the average terror cell doesn't look for members inclined to think for themselves, but I was surprised to hear that being a terrorist is tedious work that primarily involves non-stop fundraising.  It's worth a look.