Kin-based institutions and state capacity

European Journal of Political Economy Vol/Iss. 88 Elsevier Published In Pages: 1-22
By Ezcurra, Roberto

Hypothesis

Countries in places where societies have historically had strong kinship interaction networks generally tend to have weaker state capacity in the twenty-first century.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
OLS Regression (among other models)Supportedp < 0.01 (various p values)VariousUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Historic kinship intensityIndependentKin Relationships, Kin Groups
State capacityDependentForm And Rules Of Government