Business Confronts Terrorism: Risks and Responses - Hardcover

Alexander, Dean C.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0299189309 ISBN 13: 9780299189303

Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press, 2004

Synopsis

In the aftermath of September 11th, the daily barrage of predictions of incipient terrorist attacks against business targets - nuclear power and chemical plants, shopping malls, financial institutions, tourist attractions - has accelerated the need to understand the impact of terrorism on business. The business community - personnel, facilities, and operations - constitutes a prime target of contemporary terrorism. This work analyzes the threats facing US business due to terrorism, industry responses to these dangers, and terrorism's effects on conducting business in the post-9/11 environment. It details the conventional and unconventional terrorist capabilities facing US industry. It describes the activities of terrorists in the economic system, the ways they finance their operations, and the negative financial and economic consequences of terrorism. It also discusses how companies can reduce terrorist threats and ways that corporate security can minimize political violence.

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About the Author

Dean C. Alexander has broad experience with legal, business, and political risk issues. He works for a financial services company in the Washington, D.C., area and has been an executive and in-house counsel for companies based in Chile, England, and Israel. He served as executive director of the NAFTA Research Institute and a consultant to the World Bank, the Organization of American States, and the U.S. State Department. His books include Terrorism and Business: The Impact of September 11, 2001.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0299189309
• ISBN 13: 9780299189303
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 176