Transition of social organisations driven by gift relationships

Humanities and Social Sciences Communications • Vol/Iss. 10(188) • Springer Nature • • Published In • Pages: ??•
By Itao, Kenji, Kaneko, Kunihiko

Hypothesis

Economic and social disparities are positively related to a higher degree of gift interactions.

Note

The model and statistical analysis show that economic disparities arise first, followed by social disparities.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Spearman's rank correlationsSupportedUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Economic disparitiesDependentAccumulation Of Wealth
Social disparitiesDependentClasses
Gift interactionsIndependentGift Giving