The sequential evolution of land tenure norms

Evolution and Human Behavior • Vol/Iss. 35(4) • Elsevier • Amsterdam • Published In • Pages: 309-318 •
By Kushnick, Geoff, Gray, Russell D. , Jordan, Fiona M.

Hypothesis

The "loss for change model" (where there are free transitions to and from all forms of tenure norms with the stipulation that they pass through N) will best predict the evolution of land tenure norms (314)

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Phylogenetic methodsPartially supportedUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Land tenure normsDependent variableProperty System
Position in language treeIndependent variableLinguistic Identification