NCJ Number
232975
Journal
Global Crime Volume: 11 Issue: 4 Dated: November 2010 Pages: 399-420
Date Published
November 2010
Length
22 pages
Annotation
This article examines the association of poverty and terrorism.
Abstract
This article traces a possible link between radicalization and poverty in Pakistan by surveying 1,147 respondents, consisting of a poor sample universe compared with more affluent control groups. All the provinces of Pakistan were included in the sample universe, with the findings centered on an analytical discourse of poverty in North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) and Balochistan province, which have given rise to escalating militancy. The analysis engages with relevant literature to argue for the development of sub-nationally researched, fresh perspectives on linkages between poverty and radicalization in Pakistan. (Published Abstract)