Predictors of Land Privatization: Cross-Cultural Tests of Defendability and Resource Stress Theory

Higher rates of famine will be associated with communal property

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Gamma/Rho	Supported	p<0.05 and p<0.10. respectively	gamma=0.475, rho=0.210	One-tailed

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Property System	Dependent variable	Property System
Rate of famine	Independent variable	Disasters

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Dirks, Robert	1993	"Where direct entitlements are individualized, the risk of famine will be greater than where ownerships extend across a broad corporate base" (44).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Ember, Carol R.	2020	In societies with permanent settlements, famines will be negatively associated with communal property	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Ember, Carol R.	2020	In societies with nonpermanent settlements, famines will be negatively associated with communal property	Not supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Dirks, Robert	1993	Excluding specialized hunting groups, societies that rely heavily on gathering will experience less frequent and drastic famine (39).	Not Supported	4	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Berbesque, J. Colette	2014	Hunter-gatherers will experience more famine than those with other modes of subsistence (1).	Not Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author