Hamas, Taliban and the Jewish Underground: An Economist's View of Radical Religious Militias

Can rational choice modeling explain destructive behavior among the Taliban, Hama and other radical religious militias? This paper proposes a club good framework which emphasizes the function of voluntary religious organizations as efficient providers of local public goods in the absence of

理性选择模型（rational choice modeling）能否解释塔利班（Taliban）、哈马（Hama）及其他激进宗教武装组织的破坏性行为？本文提出了一种俱乐部物品（club good）分析框架，该框架强调在……缺失的情况下，志愿宗教组织可作为地方公共物品（local public goods）的高效供给方发挥其功能。