Agricultural intensification and craft specialization: a nonrecursive model

Ethnology • Vol/Iss. 24 • Published In • Pages: 137-152 •
By Dow, Malcolm M.

Abstract

This study uses four widely discussed hypotheses regarding the relationship between agricultural intensification and craft specialization to develop a non-recursive model. Authors test the model on both worldwide and regional subsamples. Results show support for a hypothesis proposing a feedback relationship between increasingly productive agricultural systems and the division of labor into nonagricultural craft specialties.
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