Terror, security, and money
balancing the risks, benefits, and costs of homeland security
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Author
Contributions
- Stewart, Mark G., 1961- - Contributor
Publication
2011 - Oxford University Press, Oxford, England
Language
English
Word Count
66,750 words, Guess
Page Count
267 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL25109028M
- ISBN-139780199795758
- ISBN-100199795754
- OCLC Control Number707887040
- OCLC Control Numberterrorsecuritymo0000muel
and 1 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2011011771
Classifications
- DDC363.325/170973
- LCCHV6432 .M843 2011
Alternate Titles
- Balancing the risks, benefits, and costs of homeland security
Description
In seeking to evaluate the efficacy of post-9/11 homeland security expenses - which have risen by more than a trillion dollars, not including war costs - the common query has been, 'are we safer?' This, however, is the wrong question. Of course we are 'safer' - the posting of a single security guard at one building's entrance enhances safety. The correct question is, 'are any gains in security worth the funds expended?' This book applies risk and cost-benefit evaluation techniques to answer this very question.
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