Origins of Early Democracy

Information asymmetry will predict the presence of a council.

Caloric variability (in agricultural potential) is used here to measure information asymmetry between executives & citizens.

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Multiple Regression	Supported	p<.01	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Any Council	Dependent	Community Councils, Deliberative Councils
Caloric Variability	Independent	Soil, Production And Supply

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Ahmed, Ali T.	2020	Council governance was widespread in human societies.	Supported	1	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Ahmed, Ali T.	2020	The relationship between informational asymmetries and councils will disappear in the presence of bureaucracies.	Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Gouldner, Alvin W.	1962	Findings: Factor SC, "Sex Dominance", is bipolar. It loads heavily and positively (oblimax rotation) for matrilocal residence, monogamy, and more moderately for communal houses. High negative loadings are shown for polygyny, patrilocal residence, legendary heroes, and more moderately for government by restricted council (22)	Supported	8	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Gouldner, Alvin W.	1962	Findings: Factor A, "Apollonianism or Norm-Sending", has high positive loadings (oblimax rotation) for: elaboration of ceremony and ritual, organized priesthood, authority vested in judges, power vested in chief, government by restricted council, and attractiveness of future life. Highest negative loadings are for marriage by capture and domesticated animals other than herded.	Supported	8	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Neupert-Wentz, Clara	2021	Specific political institutions and leadership positions will be correlated with the democraticness of traditional political systems in Africa.	Partially supported	11	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author