Publications
Book Chapters
Journal Articles
Monographs
Miscellaneous Publications
Conference Papers
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The Trap: Human Nature in Terrorism and Peace. (In progress). |
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Global Governance: Understanding International Relations in the Era of Globalization. Prentice-Hall, expected 2011 |
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2010 | Analyzing Public Policy: Concepts, Tools and Techniques. Revised second edition. Congressional Quarterly Press, 2010 (forthcoming). |
2008 | Understanding Terrorism and Political Violence: The Life Cycle of Birth, Growth, Transformation, and Demise. Routledge, 2008 Special Indian edition, 2009. Foreword by Martha Crenshaw. |
2006 | Who Are The Terrorists? Chelsea House Publishing, 2006 |
2005 | Terrorism and Homeland Security. (Editor) Wadsworth Publishing, 2005 |
2001 | Analyzing Public Policy: Concepts, Tools and Techniques. Congressional Quarterly Press, 2001. |
Path to Collective Madness: A Study in Social Order and Political Pathology. Greenwood Publishing, 2001. >>Download the Sociopolitical Instability dataset (.pdf) >>Read Oppenheimer review |
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1998 | Clash of Identities. Albert W. Johnson Lecture. San Diego State University Press. >>Read OJPCR review |
1997 | Decision by the Numbers: An Introduction to Quantitative Methods for Public Policy Analysis and Management. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1994. Reprint, 1997. |
1990 | The Economics of Political Violence: The Effects of Political Instability on Economic Growth. New York: Praeger. |
Book Chapters |
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2010 | "Explaining Rapoport’ Waves of International Terrorism" |
2009 | "Terrorism and Organized Crime: A Theoretical Perspective." with John Horgan and Alex P. Schmid In David Canter (ed.) Terrorism and Crime: A Multidisciplinary Perspective. London: John Wiley & Sons. |
2006 | "Tyranny of Data: Going Beyond Theories." In Jeff Victoroff (ed.) Tangled Roots: Social and Psychological Factors in the Genesis of Terrorism. Amsterdam: IOS Press, pp. 37-51. |
"Linear Programming: Choosing Optimal Mix of Alternatives.." In Goktug Morcol (ed.) Handbook of Decision Making. London, New York: CRC Press. Taylor and Francis. . Pp. 491-510 | |
"Queuing Theory and Management of Uncertainty." In Goktug Morcol (ed.) Handbook of Decision Making. London, New York: CRC Press. Taylor and Francis. Pp. 511-524. |
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2005 | Exploring the Root of Terrorism. In Tore Borgo (ed.) Root Cause of Terrorism. London: Routledge. |
"Terrorism's Trap," |
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"Terrorism and Humanity," in Dipak K. Gupta (ed.) Terrorism and Homeland Security. Belmont, CA. Wadsworth (2005), pp. 1-16 |
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2004 | "Is the U.S. A Rogue State?". |
2002 | "Economics and Social Psychology: Explaining Collective Action." In Shoshana Gorssbard-Sechtman and Christopher Clague (ed.) The Expansion of Economics and Other Disciplines: Toward an Inclusive Social Science. M.E. Sharpe (2002); pp. 239-265. |
1998 | "An Early Warning about Political Forecasting: Oracle to Academics" In, Susanne Schmeidl and Howard Adelman (1998) eds. Early Warning and Early Response. Columbia International Affairs Online, Columbia University Press. Address: https://wwwc.cc.columbia.edu/sec/dlc/ciao/bookfrm.html |
1990 | "On the Methodology of Constructing a Composite Indicator of Political Instability: A Cross-National Model." In R. Frantz and H. Singh (eds.), Handbook of Behavioral Economics, Vol. II. New York: JAI Press. |
Journal Articles |
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2009 | "Global Spread of Radical Ideologies: Causes, Consequences, and Policies." Dipak K. Gupta India Quarterly (March/April). |
2008 | Accounting for Waves of International Terrorism: How Big Ideas Spread. Dipak K. Gupta Perspectives on Terrorism (on-line journal. August 2008). |
2007 | "The Naxalites and the Maoist Movement in India: Birth, Death, and Reincarnation." Dipak K. Gupta. Democracy and Security. 3(2): 157-188. |
2006 | "International Terrorism and the Costs of Overreaction." Dipak K. Gupta. Public Money and Management. Vol. 25 (5), November, pp. 274-6. |
2005 | Toward An Integrated Theoretical Framework for Analyzing Terrorism: Individual Motivations to Group Dynamics. |
2005 | Suicide Bombing as a Rational Strategy: Hamas and the Islamic Jihad. |
1999 | "Ethnicity and Politics in The US: The Predicament of the African-American Minority." Dipak K. Gupta Ethnic Studies Report. (1999) Vol. 15, No. 2, July. pp. 215-54. |
1998 | "Democracy, Economic Growth and Political Instability: An Integrated Perspective." Dipak K. Gupta, M. Madhavan, and A. Blee Journal of Socio-Economics, October 1998, Vol. 27, No. 5, pp. 588-611. |
"The Paradox of African-American Political Movement: A New Perspective." Dipak K. Gupta Ethnic Studies Report, forthcoming. |
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1997 | "Group Utility in the Micro Motivation of Collective Action: The Case of Membership in the AARP." Dipak K. Gupta, Richard Hofstetter, and Terry Buss Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Vol. 34. May 1997. |
1994 | "Creating A Composite Index for Assessing Country Performance in the Field of Human Rights: Proposal for a New Methodology." Dipak K. Gupta, Albert Jongman, and Alex P. Schmid Human Rights Quarterly, February 1994, 131-62. |
1993 | "Le paradoxe de la rebellion: Les relations inter-reciale aux Etats- Unis." Dipak K. Gupta Cultures et Conflicts, Journal of the Institut d'Etudes Politique de Paris, December 1993, 9-44. |
"Government Coercion of Dissidents: Deterrence or Provocation?" Dipak K. Gupta, Harinder Singh, and Tom Sprague Journal of Conflict Resolution, Vol. 37, No. 2. June 1993, 301-39. |
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1992 | "Collective Rebellious Behavior: An Expected Utility Approach of Behavioral Motivations." Dipak K. Gupta and Harinder Singh Political Psychology, Vol 13, No. 3. 1992, 379-406. |
1987 | "Political Psychology and Neoclassical Theory of Economic Growth: The Possibilities of an Attempted Resynthsis." Dipak K. Gupta Political Psychology, Vol. 8, No. 4. 1987, 337-365. |
"Economic Behavior and the Analysis of Collective Violence." Dipak K. Gupta Journal of Behavioral Economics, Vol. 15, No. 2. Summer 1987, 33- 44. |
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1986 | "Income Distribution and Socio-Political Instability as Determinants of Savings: A Cross-Sectional Model." Yiannis P. Venieris and Dipak K. Gupta Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 94, No. 4. August 1986, 873-84. |
1985 | "Sociopolitical and Economic Dimension of Development: The Case of Great Britain." Yiannis P. Venieris and Dipak K. Gupta Southern Economic Journal, Vol. 51, No. 3. January 1985, 681-96. |
1984 | "Sociopolitical Violence and Economic Development: The Possibilities and Implications of An Integrated Model." Dipak K. Gupta Managing International Development, March 1984, 47-61. |
"A Quantitative Comparison of Second Generation Rent Control Ordinances." Dipak K. Gupta and Louis M. Rea Urban Affairs Quarterly, Vol. 19, No. 3. March 1984, 395-408. |
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"Direct Benefit Financing: An Opportunity for Local Governments." Louis M. Rea, Glen W. Sparrow, and Dipak K. Gupta Public Administration Quarterly, Vol. 8, No. 1. Spring l984, 29-43. |
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"The Rent Control Controversy: A Consideration of the California Experience." Louis M. Rea and Dipak K. Gupta Glendale Law Review, Vol. 4, No.2. 1984, 105-47. |
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1983 | "Sociopolitical and Economic Dimensions of Development." Yiannis P. Venieris and Dipak K. Gupta Economic Development and Cultural Change, Vol. 31, No. 4. July 1983, 727-56. |
1981 | "Introducing New Dimensions in Macro Models: The Socio-Political and Institutional Environment." Dipak K. Gupta and Yiannis P. Venieris Economic Development and Cultural Change, Vol. 30, No. 1. October 1981, 31-58. |
1979 | "Investment in Central City: A Consideration of a Property Tax Abatement Law." Dipak K. Gupta and Louis M. Rea Fordham Urban Law Journal, Fordham University, Vol. II, No. 2. 1979, 253- 81. |
1978 | "Multinational Investment in Yugoslavia: An Evaluation." Dipak K. Gupta Columbia Journal of World Business, Spring Issue 1978, 71-81. |
1977 | "Rationale for Pricing the Exhaustible Resources." Louis M. Rea and Dipak K. Gupta Intersections, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, New York, Vol. 6, No. 1. Spring 1977, 58-64. |
Monographs and Working Papers |
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1996 | Economic Impact of San Diego State University: Investing in the Future of the Region., A Regional Impact Study. Summarized in Impacts: San Diego State University's Role in the Growth of the Region. (1997) James Gerber, Dipak K. Gupta, Sergio Rey, and Lyle Farmer San Diego State University |
1995 | Alex P. Schmid, Albert Jongman, and Dipak K. Gupta Root Causes of Migration Pressure: Testing an Early Warning Model for Europe. Leiden University, The Netherlands |
1994 | Early Detection of Emerging Political and Humanitarian Crises: An Early Warning Model for Assessing Country Proneness to Conflict Escalation. Alex P. Schmid, Albert Jongman, and Dipak K. Gupta Leiden University, The Netherlands |
1993 | On the Possibility of Creating an Early Warning System for Forecasting Human Rights Abuses. Dipak K. Gupta PIOOM Foundation, The Center for the Study of Social Conflicts Leiden University, The Netherlands |
Creating a Composite Index for Assessing Country Performance in the Field of Human Rights: Proposal for a New Methodology. Dipak K.Gupta, Albert Jongman, and Alex P. Schmid Working paper II. PIOOM Foundation, The Center for the Study of Social Conflicts Leiden University, The Netherlands |
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1992 | Europe and the United States in the Post-Cold War Era. Dipak K. Gupta and Alan Sweedler (eds.) Working paper series The Institute for International Security and Conflict Resolution and The Institute for Public and Urban Affairs San Diego State University |
1983 | Evaluation of Self-Train: A Computer Assisted Training Method. Joyce D. Ross and Dipak K. Gupta San Diego Transit Corporation |
1982 | An Arts Plan for the San Diego Region, Phase One: An Inventory of Artists, Organizations, Facilities and Economic Impact. James A. Clapp, Louis M. Rea, Glen W. Sparrow, and Dipak K. Gupta San Diego State Local Partnership on Arts |
An Economic and Legal Analysis of Rent Control. Louis M. Rea and Dipak K. Gupta Institute of Urban Affairs, San Diego State University |
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1981 | Economic and Legal Aspects of the Urban Forest. Louis M. Rea, Dipak K. Gupta, and Glen Sparrow Institute of Public and Urban Affairs, San Diego State University |
Economic Evaluation of Proposition "O" in San Diego: A Rent Control Ordinance. Dipak K. Gupta Department of Public Administration, San Diego State University |
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1977 | Planning Standards and the Conservation of Resources: A Rationale for Planning. Louis M. Rea and Dipak K. Gupta Institute of Public and Urban Affairs, San Diego State University |
1978 | Multinational Investment in Yugoslavia: An Inquiry into the Organizational Structure and Future Possibilities. Dipak K. Gupta Institute of Public and Urban Affairs, San Diego State University |
An Econometric Analysis of the Economic Causes of Political Violence. Dipak K. Gupta Center for Economic Development Studies, Department of Economics |
Miscellaneous Publications |
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Book Reviews | |
2008 | Ana S. Trbovich. (2008) A Legal Geography of Yugoslavia’s Disintegration. Oxford University Press. In Perspectives on Terrorism. (2009, forthcoming). |
Philip Keefer and Norman Loayza (eds 2008) Causes and Consequences of Terrorism. Terrorism, Economic Development, and Political Openness. Cambridge University Press. In International Studies Review (December 2008). |
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Michael J. Mazarr (2008) Clash of Modernization. Unmodern Men in the Modern World: Radical Islam, Terrorism, and the War on Modernity. Cambridge University Press. Stuart A. Wright (2007) Patriot Politics and the Oklahoma City Bombing. Cambridge University Press. In Political Psychology. |
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H. V. Savitch (2008) Cities in A Time of Terror: Space, Territory, and Local Resilience. M. E. Sharpe. In Urban Affairs Review. |
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2007 | Daniel Chirot and Clark McCauley (2006) Why Not Kill Them All? The Logic and Prevention of Mass Political Murder. (Princeton: Princeton University Press) In Political Science Quarterly. |
Mike Dash (2005) Thug: The True Story of India's Murderous Cult. (London: Granta Books) and Martine Van Woerkens (2002) The Strangled Traveler: Colonial Imaginings and the Thugs of India. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press) |
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2006 | Lia (2005) Forecasting the Future of Global Terrorism. In Terrorism and Political Violence. |
2004 | T. David Mason (2004) Caught in Crossfire. In Political Science Quarterly Fall. 2005. Vol. 120, (3) pp. 535-537 |
Vamik Volkan (2004) Blind Trust: Large Groups and Their Leaders in Times of Crisis and Terror. In Political Psychology 26 (2): 324-326 April 2005. |
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Ranjit Kumar Gupta (2004) The Crimson Agenda. Terrorism and Political Violence (2004) Vol. 16, # 4, Winter, 2004. |
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2001 | Gyanendra Pandey (2001) Remembering Partition: Violence, Nationalism and History in India (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001). In Terrorism and Political Violence. In Political Science Quarterly. Summer 2002 (forthcoming). |
Samantha Power (2002) A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide (New York: Peresus Publishing). |
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Thomas Blom Hansen (2001) Wages of Violence: Naming and Indentity of Postcolonial Bombay. Princeton University Press. In Terrorism and Political Violence. (2002 forthcoming). |
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Norman Naimark (2001) Fires of Hatred: Ethnic Cleansing in Twentieth Century Europe. Harvard University Press, and Stuart Kaufman (2001) Modern Hatreds: The Symbolic Politics of Ethnic War. Cornell University Press. Political Science Quarterly. Spring 2002, pp. 160-162. |
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1997 | Sidney Tarrow (1994) Power in Movement: Social Movements, Collective Action and Politics. Cambridge University Press. In Political Psychology, Vol. 18. March, 1997, pp. 181-183. |
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"Global Spread of Radical Ideas." In Ann Speckhard (ed.) White Paper on Counter Terrorism. Submitted to the Joint Chief of Staff. |
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2009 | "Understanding Terrorism and Political Violence: Response to Ethan Bueno de Mesquita." Critical Studies on Terrorism (2009). |
"The Path of Global Spread of Radical Ideologies: Leaders and Entrepreneurs of Violent Organizations." Protecting Homeland From International and Domestic Terrorism Threat. US Department of Defense white Paper (2009). |
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2008 | "India’s Pain: What’s A Nation To Do?" San Diego Union Tribune. Op-Ed. Sunday, November 30, 2008. |
2006 | "The Costs of Terrorism" San Diego Union Tribune. Op-Ed. Wednesday, July 26, 2006. |
2006 | "When Worlds Collide: Individualism and Collectivism are Not an Easy Fit." San Diego Union Tribune. Op-Ed. Wednesday, January 4, 2006. |
2005 | "Tyranny of Data: Going Beyond Theory." Proceedings of NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Social and Psychological Factors in the Genesis of Terrorism. Il Ciocco, Tuscany, Italy, September 14-16 2005. |
2004 | "¿Contra quién estamos peleando y por qué?" El Espectador, de Bogotá. September 11, 2004. |
2004 | "US Pakistan Alliance of Chance" San Diego Union Tribune. Op-Ed. Friday, June 18, 2004 |
2004 | "Roots of Terrorism" in Roots of Terrorism. |
2003 | Terrorism and Humanity: What We are Fighting Against, and What We Are Fighting For |
2003 | "Exploring Roots of Terrorism." |
2002 | "Lessons of September 11."Op-Ed. San Diego Union Tribune. Wednesday, September 11, 2002 |
2002 | "Thinking the Unthinkable: A Nuclear Exchange in the Subcontinent. Dipak K. Gupta Op-Ed. San Diego Union-Tribune. Friday, May 17, 2002. |
"Selfish, Selfishness? Suicide Bombing." Dipak K. Gupta The Chronicle Review. April 19, 2002, p. B 4. |
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"The Politics of Suicide Bombing." Dipak K. Gupta Op-Ed. San Diego Union-Tribune. Friday, April 5, 2002. |
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2001 | "Terrorism in Perspective." Dipak K. Gupta San Diego Physician. October, 2001, pp. 15-16. |
"First, World Must Define Terrorism." Dipak K. Gupta Op-Ed. San Diego Union-Tribune. Sunday, October 7, 2001. |
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1999 | "Factors behind the Military Coup in Pakistan" Dipak K. Gupta Op-Ed. San Diego Union-Tribune. Wednesday, October 14, 1999. |
"Kosovo to Cuba: Two Faces of US Foreign Policy" Dipak K. Gupta Op-Ed. San Diego Union-Tribune. Wednesday, April 7, 1999. |
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"Lessons of History in a World Tattered from Sectarian Conflict" Dipak K. Gupta Op-Ed. San Diego Union-Tribune. Wednesday, March 3, 1999. |
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1998 | "No-win Solutions to Iraqi Crisis" Dipak K. Gupta Op-Ed. San Diego Union-Tribune. Tuesday, December 28, 1998. |
"Virtues of Democracy are Surviving its Critics." Dipak K. Gupta Op-Ed. San Diego Union-Tribune. Wednesday, October 21, 1998. |
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"India Comes Out of the Nuclear Closet." Dipak K. Gupta Op-Ed, San Diego Union-Tribune. Friday, May 15, 1998. |
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1997 | "An Early Warning About Political Forecasting: Oracle to Academics." Dipak K. Gupta Conference Proceedings. Centre for Refugee Studies, York University, Toronto, Canada. |
1996 | "Seeking Consistency in Foreign Policy." Dipak K. Gupta Op-Ed, San Diego Union-Tribune. Wednesday, October 23, 1996. |
1996 | "Mixing Religion With Politics in India." Dipak K. Gupta Op-Ed, San Diego Union-Tribune. Sunday, May 24, 1996. |
1995 | "The Race Problem: Who is the Enemy?" Dipak K. Gupta Op-Ed, San Diego Union-Tribune. Sunday, December 3, 1995. |
1995 | "A Growing Challenge to Israel's Identity." Dipak K. Gupta Op-Ed, San Diego Union-Tribune. Tuesday, April 18, 1995. |
1994 | "Cult of Individual Hurts Foreign Policy." Dipak K. Gupta Op-Ed, San Diego Union-Tribune. Sunday, March 27, 1994. |
1992 | "People Resort to Rebellion to Escape Nightmares of Injustice, Not Poverty." Dipak K. Gupta Op-Ed, San Diego Union-Tribune. May 5, 1992. |
1983 | Bibliography for Urban Forest Louis M. Rea, Glen W. Sparrow, and Dipak K. Gupta Vance Bibliographic Research. |
1980 | "Some Links Between the Socio-Political and Economic Environments: The Case of Great Britain." Dipak K. Gupta and Yiannis P. Venieris Conference Proceedings. Atlantic Economic Journal, March 1980. |
1978 | "Pittsburgh's Tax Abatement Program for Home Improvement: An Evaluation." Dipak K. Gupta Management Science Newsletter, American Society for Public Administration, March 1978. |
1978 | "Abatement of Property Tax as an Incentive to Home Improvement." Dipak K. Gupta University of San Diego, School of Law, published as a part of the proceedings of conference entitled Making the Coast Accessible, March 1978. |
Conference Papers |
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2009 "Analysis of Target Selection by Terrorist Organizations." "Waves of International Terrorism and the Global Spread of Ideas: From Understanding to Management." 2008 "Understanding Terrorism and Political Violence." 2006 "Toward An Integrated Behavioral Framework for Analyzing Terrorism: Individual Motivations to Group Dynamics" "A Proposal for "Generalizing Individual Choice Model" "Suicide Bombing: The Rationality of the Ultimate Sacrifice." "Generalizing Individual Choice Model" 2001 "Public Choice and Collective Action: The Case of Collective Identity." 2000 "University As A Peacemaker" 1999 "Homo Collectivus: Economics and Social Psychology" "Political Psychology and Early Warning of Political and Humanitarian Crisis" 1998 "Role of Education and Democracy in Economic Development." 1997 "Role of Political Risk in Foreign Direct Investment." "Where is the Revolution? An Explanation of the Diffusion Contentious Politics of Race in the U.S." 1996 "Measuring Human Rights Abuse" "Collective Identity and Collective Action" 1994 "Forecasting Political and Humanitarian Crisis: Problems and Some Intriguing Possibilities." "Assessing Country Performance in the Field of Human Rights." 1993 "Collective Identity and Collective Actions." 1992 "Government Coercion of Dissidents: Deterrence or Provocation?" "Collective Identity and Collective Movements" "The Paradox of Rebellion: A Comparative Analysis of Race Relations in the United States." 1990 "Where Is The Revolution?" 1988 "On The Methodology of Constructing a Composite Indicator of Political Instability: A Cross-National Model." 1987 "Collective Rebellious Behavior and Expected Utility Model: A General Framework." 1986 "Political Psychology and Neoclassical Theory of Economic Growth: The Possibilities and Implications of Attempted Re-synthesis." 1985 "The Policy Implications of Introducing Political Psychology into the Theories of Economic Development." "Ethics and Efficiency in Public Policy Analysis." 1984 "Special Districts to the Rescue of the Local Government Finance" 1983 "Political Instability and Economic Growth" 1982 "The Special Assessment District in California: The Use of Direct Benefit Financing in Response to Revenue Limitations," "The Possibilities and Implications of Reintroducing Conflict in the Theories of Economic Development," "Direct Benefit Financing: An Opportunity for Local Governments," 1981 "Sociopolitical and Economic Dimensions of Development: A Cross-section Model," "Rent Control in California: A Legal Economic Evaluation," 1980 "An Econometric Model of Dynamic Economic and Political Change," "Analysis of Political Violence - A Dilemma for Policy-makers." "Sociopolitical Interaction in a Macromodel" 1979 "Some Links Between the Socio-Political and Economic Environment: The Case Of Great Britain," "Planning Standards and the Conservation of Finite Resources: Rationale for Pricing," "Political Violence and Development: An Inquiry into Socio-Economic Costs," "A Case for Reintroduction of Conflict in the Theories of Economic Development: Paradigm Lost!" 1978 "Tax Abatement for Improved Dwellings: Who Benefits?" 1977 "Abatement of Property Tax as an Incentive to Home Improvement," |