What Explains Why the United Nations Has No Definition on Terrorism

question 44

Multiple Choice

What explains why the United Nations has no definition on terrorism?

• A) Special interest groups for the media prefer to televise the debates and send lobbyists to make sure they continue.
• B) Many nations gained their independence through what may have been considered terrorist attacks and tactics and are now members of the United Nations.
• C) To define terrorism would be to limit what can be called terrorism, so it is advantageous to make it a vague concept.
• D) The lack of serious terrorism lately has caused them to move on to other, more important issues.

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Definitions:

Complements

Two goods for which an increase in the price of one leads to a decrease in the quantity demanded of the other.

General Equilibrium

A state in an economy where all markets are in equilibrium, with supply equaling demand across all sectors.

Supply Curve

A graph showing the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity of that good that suppliers are willing to offer for sale, holding all else constant.

Partial Equilibrium

Partial equilibrium is an analysis of the equilibrium position of a single market or sector within the wider economy, without considering interactions with other markets or sectors.