Economic Systems of Foraging, Agricultural, and Industrial Societies

Cambridge University Press • • Published In • Pages: 316 •
By Frederic L. Pryor

Hypothesis

Economic development will be associated with certain political institutions among foraging groups. (52)

Note

Out of all variables tested, political centralization, locational fixity, and size of local group are significantly positively correlated with increase in economic development.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regressionPartially supportedp < 0.05UNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Community SizeDependentSettlement Patterns
Fixity Of SettlementDependentSettlement Patterns
Political CentralizationDependentTerritorial Hierarchy
Overall ConflictDependentWarfare
Internal ConflictsDependentIngroup Antagonisms
External ConflictsDependentWarfare
Gambling PresentDependentGambling
Potlatch PresentDependentGift Giving