Poverty

** Poverty **

 * Can poverty cause terrorism? **

The easiest way to explain terrorism is by blaming poverty and lack of education. But even though people might be desperate, and doesn't seem to have many opportunities, who would willingly sacrifice there life? Religion might play a bigger part when it comes to sacrifice their life to terrorism.

It's hard to find out why terrorism occur, but poverty might have an influence. Harvard public policy professor Alberto Abadie concluded poor countries do not experience more terrorism than wealthy countries. He also says that the political freedom in a country affects the level of terrorism in a bigger way. And that people doesn't become terrorist's because of poverty or lack of education.

Even though Albert Abadie means that a country doesn't have political freedom is the biggest reason for poverty. Poverty indirect have a influence because countries that don’t have political freedom is also poor. Therefore poverty can be the reason why a country doesn’t have political freedom.

At the world leading meeting in mexico 2002, Michael Moore, the head of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) said "[|Poverty in all its forms is the greatest single threat to peace, security, democracy, human rights and the environment]." So in conclution, if we get an end to poverty, we might aswell reduce the risk of terrorism.



There are many exampels on that terrorism also caues poverty. After det Bali bombing in 2002, 100 000 of pepole were impoverishe.
 * Can terrorism cause poverty? **


 * __Sources__ **

//- About.com: Is terrorism`s cause poverty?// URL: http://terrorism.about.com/od/causes/a/TerrorPoverty.htm [Access date: 9.11.2010]

- //nber.org: Does poverty cause terrorism// URL:http://www.nber.org/digest/may05/w10859.html [Access date: 12.11.2010]

- //BBC.com: poverty "fuelling terrorism".// URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/1886617.stm [Access date: 12.11.2010]

// - BBC.com: Poverty 'surged' after Bali bombing//. URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3186436.stm [Access date: 12.11.2010]