>Wojtek-- while the terrorism/poverty connection is weak in regards
>to who performs terrorist acts, it's pretty damn strong on who
>SUPPORTS it around the world.
Actually Krueger's paper reviews polling data among Palestinians. If anything, there's less support for "terror" attacks on Israelis among the poor and less educated. Surveys elsewhere in the Middle East show, in the words of one, that poverty prevails among the apolitical mass. They review other studies showing no relation between unemployment over time and region and the incidence of hate crimes. There's evidence that a combination of rising educational attainment and declining economic prospects can lead to terrorism.
Doug