Early Statehood and Support for Autocratic Rule in Africa

Comparative Political Studies • Vol/Iss. 0(0) • SAGE • California • Published In • Pages: 1-37 •
By Chlouba, Vladimir, Smith, Daniel S., Wagner, Seamus

Hypothesis

". . . members of precolonially centralized ethnic groups are more likely to hold autocratic values." (12)

Note

R-squared for the overall model with controls is 0.08. Stronger support for the hypothesis was found in West Africa (coefficient 0.15).

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Ordinary least squares regressionSupportedp<0.010.03UNKNOWN